- (n.) The bully tree (Minusops globosa); also, its milky juice (balata gum), which when dried constitutes an elastic gum called chicle or chicle gum.
- (n.) A West Indian sapotaceous tree (Bumelia retusa).
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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