English Explanatory Dictionary

bulletwood

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tropical hardwood tree of species Manilkara bidentata, grown commercially in Puerto Rico.
  2. The timber of this tree.
  3. A flowering tree, Spanish cherry or medlar (Mimusops elengi), whose flowers are used in Thai herbal medicine.

Word forms

bulletwood bulletwoods bullet wood

Etymology

From bullet + wood, presumably from its hardness.

Synonyms

ausubo balata bully tree massaranduba cow-tree
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