| 释义 |
bully tree in American English any of several tropical American trees of the sapodilla family that yield balata Word origin altered < balata tree bully tree in American Englishnounany of various tropical American trees, as Manilkara bidentata, of the sapodilla family, that yield the gum balata Also called: bullet tree Word origin [1650–60; bully, alter. of balata]This word is first recorded in the period 1650–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: oscillation, pony, profile, romantic, syllabus |