balata

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
10
Letters
6

Definition of balata

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Manilkara bidentata, a large South American tree that yields latex and edible yellow berries.
    “‘She tall like a balata tree, her skin black like midnight.’”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Manilkara bidentata, a large South American tree that yields latex and edible yellow berries.
    “‘She tall like a balata tree, her skin black like midnight.’”
  2. (countable, uncountable)The latex obtained from this tree.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish balatá.

Anagrams of balata

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