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.]