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BALATAS
Noun
balatas
plural of balata
Anagrams
• atabals
Source: Wiktionary
BALATA
Bal"a*ta, n. [Sp., prob. fr. native name.]
1.
Definition: A West Indian sapotaceous tree (Bumelia retusa).
2. The bully tree (Minusops globosa); also, its milky juice (balata gum), which when dried constitutes an elastic gum called chicle, or chicle gum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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