bulletwood

See also: bullet wood

English

bulletwood (Manilkara bidentata)
bulletwood (Mimusops elengi)

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Etymology

bullet + wood, presumably from its hardness.

Noun

bulletwood (countable and uncountable, plural bulletwoods)

  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.

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