- the milky juice, nearly white when pure, of various Malaysian trees of the sapodilla family, especially Palaquium gutta.
- the tough, rubberlike gum made from this and used as a dental cement, in the manufacture of golf balls, for insulating electric wires, etc.
- any of several tropical trees of the sapotaceous genera Palaquium and Payena, esp Palaquium gutta
- a whitish rubber substance derived from the coagulated milky latex of any of these trees: used in electrical insulation and dentistry
