balata

Etymology

Spanish balatá

noun

  1. Manilkara bidentata, a large South American tree that yields latex and edible yellow berries.
    ‘She tall like a balata tree, her skin black like midnight.’ 2022, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo, When We Were Birds, Hamish Hamilton, page 215
  2. The latex obtained from this tree.

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