bulletwood
bulletwood noun: a tropical hardwood tree of species Manilkara bidentata, grown commercially in Puerto Rico.
Noun
bulletwood (countable and uncountable, plural bulletwoods)
- A tropical hardwood tree of species Manilkara bidentata, grown commercially in Puerto Rico.
- Synonyms:
- ausubo, balata, bully tree, massaranduba, cow-tree
- The timber of this tree.
- A flowering tree, Spanish cherry or medlar (Mimusops elengi), whose flowers are used in Thai herbal medicine.
bulletwood meaning in Bengali, Telugu, Gujarati and Indonesian
bulletwood in Bengali
- Mimusops elengi
- বকুল bokul, মধুপুষ্প modhupuśpo
bulletwood in Telugu
- Mimusops elengi
- పొగడచెట్టు pogaḍaceṭṭu, వకుళము vakuḷamu
bulletwood in Gujarati
- Mimusops elengi
- બકુલ bakul
bulletwood in Indonesian
- Mimusops elengi
- tanjung
More languagesFewer languages
- bulletwood in Myanmar
- ခရေ hka.re
Synonyms of bulletwood
Forms of bulletwood
| plural | bulletwoods |
|---|---|
| alternative form | bullet wood |
Origin of bulletwood
From bullet + wood, presumably from its hardness.
Questions about bulletwood
- What does bulletwood mean?
- Bulletwood means a tropical hardwood tree of species Manilkara bidentata, grown commercially in Puerto Rico.
- What is bulletwood in Bengali?
- Bulletwood in Bengali is বকুল (bokul), মধুপুষ্প (modhupuśpo). See Bulletwood meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is bulletwood?
- Bulletwood is a noun.
- What is the plural of bulletwood?
- The plural of bulletwood is bulletwoods.
Words near bulletwood in the dictionary
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