Bully tree \Bul"ly tree`\ (Bot.)
The name of several West Indian trees of the order
{Sapotace[ae]}, as {Dipholis nigra} and species of {Sapota}
and {Mimusops}. Most of them yield a substance closely
resembling gutta-percha.
bully tree
n : a hard-wooded tropical tree yielding balata gum and heavy
red timber [syn: {balata}, {balata tree}, {beefwood}, {Manilkara
bidentata}]