balata

n. Canadian term for the bully tree, tropical tree that has dark red wood that produces a latex sap; nonelastic gum similar to rubber made from the sap of the balata tree (used in making machinery belts, golf balls and other industrial rubber products)

For the natural latex see Balatá Balata Camp (; ) is the name of a Palestinian refugee camp established on the West Bank in 1950 adjacent to the city of Nablus. It currently houses 21,445 registered refugees. Residents of the camp suggest that the number of residents is closer to 30,000. It is currently the largest refugee camp in the West Bank.
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For the Palestinian refugee camp see Balata Balatá (Manilkara bidentata) is a species of Manilkara native to a large area of northern South America, Central America and the Caribbean. It is also the natural latex made from its sap. The Guyanese call the wood, Purple-Heart.Balatá is a large tree growing to 30-45 m tall. The leaves are alternate, elliptical, entire, and 10-20 cm long. The flowers are white, and are produced at the beginning of the rainy season. The fruit is a yellow berry, 3-5 cm in diameter, which is edible; it contains one (occasionally two) seed(s).
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Noun
1. when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls
(synonym) gutta balata
(hypernym) gum
(substance-holonym) balata tree, beefwood, bully tree, Manilkara bidentata
2. a hard-wooded tropical tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber
(synonym) balata tree, beefwood, bully tree, Manilkara bidentata
(hypernym) tree
(substance-meronym) gutta balata

n. shoe

brake lining