bulletwood
bulletwood (Manilkara bidentata)
Meaning
Noun
- A tropical hardwood tree, Manilkara bidentata, grown commercially in Puerto Rico.
- The timber of this tree.
- A flowering tree, Spanish cherry or medlar (Mimusops elengi), whose flowers are used in Thai herbal medicine.
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Origin
- bullet + wood, presumably from its hardness.
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