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noun
Any tree which produces latex, a rubber tree, formerly used to produce natural rubber.
Ficus elastica, a tropical tree used as a houseplant, native to Asia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any tree which produces latex, a rubber tree, formerly used to produce natural rubber.
Hevea brasiliensis, the rubber tree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: India-rubber tree, India-rubber plant, India-rubber fig, Assam rubber, Ficus elastica
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Broader terms: fig tree
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