2. The bully tree ({Minusops globosa}); also, its milky juice ({); also, its milky juice (}), which when dried constitutes an elastic gum called {chicle}, or {chicle gum}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
also its milky juice — Balata Bal a*ta, n. [Sp., prob. fr. native name.] 1. A West Indian sapotaceous tree ({Bumelia retusa}). [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. The bully tree ({Minusops globosa}); also, its milky juice ({); also, its milky juice (}), which when dried… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Balata — Bal a*ta, n. [Sp., prob. fr. native name.] 1. A West Indian sapotaceous tree ({Bumelia retusa}). [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. The bully tree ({Minusops globosa}); also, its milky juice ({); also, its milky juice (}), which when dried constitutes an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chicle — Balata Bal a*ta, n. [Sp., prob. fr. native name.] 1. A West Indian sapotaceous tree ({Bumelia retusa}). [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. The bully tree ({Minusops globosa}); also, its milky juice ({); also, its milky juice (}), which when dried… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chicle gum — Balata Bal a*ta, n. [Sp., prob. fr. native name.] 1. A West Indian sapotaceous tree ({Bumelia retusa}). [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. The bully tree ({Minusops globosa}); also, its milky juice ({); also, its milky juice (}), which when dried… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Minusops globosa — Balata Bal a*ta, n. [Sp., prob. fr. native name.] 1. A West Indian sapotaceous tree ({Bumelia retusa}). [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. The bully tree ({Minusops globosa}); also, its milky juice ({); also, its milky juice (}), which when dried… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gutta-percha — /gut euh perr cheuh/, n. 1. the milky juice, nearly white when pure, of various Malaysian trees of the sapodilla family, esp. Palaquium gutta. 2. the tough, rubberlike gum made from this and used as a dental cement, in the manufacture of golf… … Universalium
GUTTA-PERCHA — Matériau jaunâtre ou brunâtre, ayant l’apparence du cuir, la gutta percha provient du latex de certains arbres de Malaisie, du Pacifique Sud et d’Amérique du Sud, en particulier Pallaquium oblongifolia et, jadis, P. gutta . Pour recueillir le… … Encyclopédie Universelle
cocuyo — (Voz aborigen de Santo Domingo.) ► sustantivo masculino 1 BOTÁNICA Árbol de hojas lanceoladas, cuyo fruto es del tamaño de la aceituna, que da una madera dura usada en construcción. (Dipholis nigra.) 2 ZOOLOGÍA Insecto coleóptero sudamericano, de … Enciclopedia Universal
List of plants of Caatinga vegetation of Brazil — This is a list of plants found in the wild in Caatinga vegetation of Brazil. Additions are currently being made to this list.See also: * List of plants of Amazon Rainforest vegetation of Brazil * List of plants of Atlantic Forest vegetation of… … Wikipedia
