Associations to the word «Balata»

Wiktionary

BALATA, noun. Manilkara bidentata, a large American tree that yields latex and edible yellow berries.

Dictionary definition

BALATA, noun. When dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls.
BALATA, noun. A tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis