Daily Mail 'smallest Hardest' Sat 29Th

[delalyn]

Central American Rubber tree? -ule

Thank you!

[elliemay1]

Ule: Definition with Ule Pictures and Photos
Definition of Ule. 1. n. A Mexican and Central American tree (Castilloa elastica and C. Markhamiana) related to the breadfruit tree. Its milky juice contains caoutchouc.

[elliemay1]

^yes, ule

[Mamyalynne]

Hule

[Mamyalynne]

http://www.billbeardcostarica.com/php/newsletter_notes.php?id_edicion=537

[Mamyalynne]

Have I read the question wrong?


-ule seemed to imply 4 letters.

[elliemay1]

Maybe I did! Usually ? represents missing letter

[Mamyalynne]

It should I grant you - so much easier.

[Mamyalynne]

Fair chance one of us has the answer so all is not lost.

[delalyn]

Thank you for your answer elliemay1. 'ULE' looks correct but the DM asks for a 4 letter word.
I get a 'H' as the first letter from 'female' (Romany) with my answer as 'CHI' which gives 'HULE' for the rubber tree! no trace of 'HULE' anywhere though?

[Mamyalynne]

see my link^^

[Mamyalynne]

//in Spanish it is known as palo de hule.//

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castilla_elastica

[elliemay1]

you got it Mamy!

[delalyn]

Mamyalynne came up with 'HULE' Thank you..can you say how you got it please?

[Jackdaw33]

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hule

[Mamyalynne]

I did give 2 links.

[Mamyalynne]

Or do you mean how I found it ?

Looked through a list of Trees in Chambers Crossword Dictionary then verified it.

[delalyn]

thank for the 'wiki' link Mamyalynne...