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}]