Difference between revisions of "Balata"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_90698" /> == | |||
<p> '''(1):''' (n.) The bully tree (Minusops globosa); also, its milky juice (balata gum), which when dried constitutes an elastic gum called chicle, or chicle gum. </p> <p> '''(2):''' (n.) A West Indian sapotaceous tree (Bumelia retusa). </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_68482" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_68482" /> == | ||
<p> A vegetable gum used as a substitute for gutta-percha, being at once ductile and elastic; goes under the name of bully. </p> | <p> A vegetable gum used as a substitute for gutta-percha, being at once ductile and elastic; goes under the name of bully. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_90698"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/balata Balata from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_68482"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/balata Balata from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_68482"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/balata Balata from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:52, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): (n.) The bully tree (Minusops globosa); also, its milky juice (balata gum), which when dried constitutes an elastic gum called chicle, or chicle gum.
(2): (n.) A West Indian sapotaceous tree (Bumelia retusa).
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
A vegetable gum used as a substitute for gutta-percha, being at once ductile and elastic; goes under the name of bully.
