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See also: bullet wood
English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Maulsari_%28Mimusops_elengi%29_in_Hyderabad_W_IMG_7161.jpg/160px-Maulsari_%28Mimusops_elengi%29_in_Hyderabad_W_IMG_7161.jpg)
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From bullet + wood, presumably from its hardness.
Noun
[edit]bulletwood (countable and uncountable, plural bulletwoods)
- A tropical hardwood tree of species 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
[edit]Translations
[edit]Manilkara bidentata
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timber of this tree
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Mimusops elengi
References
[edit]bulletwood on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “bulletwood”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “bulletwood”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.