bully tree

English

A bully tree (Sideroxylon canariense).

Alternative forms

• bolletrie, bullet tree, bulletrie, bullytree

Noun

bully tree (plural bully trees)

1. Any of several West Indian trees of the family Sapotaceae of tropical trees that yield a milky sap.

   Hyponym: bastard bully tree

   Hypernym: tree

   1. Sideroxylon spp.
   2. Manilkara bidentata.

      Synonyms: ausubo, balata, bulletwood, massaranduba, cow-tree

   3. Manilkara spectabilis.
   4. Pouteria multiflora (broad-leaved lucuma).

Descendants

• → Dutch: bolletrie

Translations

Manilkara bidentata — see balata

References

• bully tree on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sapotaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• “bully tree”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.