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cataclasm (iou) and balata (iou)


cataclasm (iou)



cataclasm noun. E19.
[Greek kataklasma, from kataklan break down, formed as CATA- + klan break.]
A violent break or disruption.

balata (iou)



balata noun. Also ballata, (earlier) barratta. E17.
[Carib balata.]
(The wood of) any of a number of tropical American trees of the sapodilla family, spec. Manilkara bidentata. Also, the dried latex of this tree, used as a substitute for gutta-percha.
? In isolated use before 19.