balata
ba·la·ta [ bə-ˈlä-tə]
[bə-ˈlä-tə]
: the dried latex of a tropical American tree (genus Manilkara and especially M. bidentata) of the sapodilla family that is similar to gutta-percha and is used especially in belting and golf balls
also : a tree yielding it
First Known Use of balata
1860, in the meaning defined above
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