Balata

[bælәtә]

(noun.) a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber.

(noun.) when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls.

Typed by Dominic--From WordNet

n. the gum of the bullet or bully tree of South America used as a substitute for gutta-percha in insulating telegraph-wires.

Typist: Manfred