bulletwood

See also: bullet wood

English

bulletwood (Manilkara bidentata)

bulletwood (Mimusops elengi)

Alternative forms

bullet wood

Etymology

bullet +‎ wood, presumably from its hardness.

Noun

bulletwood (countable and uncountable, plural bulletwoods)

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.

Synonyms

bully tree

References

bulletwood on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
bulletwood at OneLook Dictionary Search
bulletwood in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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