Sapota Mulleri
The bully or balata tree of British Guiana, which furnishes a gum somewhat intermediate between India rubber and gutta-percha, being nearly as elastic as the first without the brittleness and friabili...
The bully or balata tree of British Guiana, which
furnishes a gum somewhat intermediate between India rubber and
gutta-percha, being nearly as elastic as the first without the
brittleness and friability of the latter, and requiring a high
temperature to melt or soften it.
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