Bumelia retusa

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Balata \Bal"a*ta\, n. [Sp., prob. fr. native name.]
   1. A West Indian sapotaceous tree ({Bumelia retusa}).
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   2. The bully tree ({Minusops globosa}); also, its milky juice
      ({); also, its milky juice (}), which when dried
      constitutes an elastic gum called {chicle}, or {chicle
      gum}.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]