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noun
A tropical South American tree of species Hevea brasiliensis, the principal source of natural rubber.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Pará rubber tree, rubber plant
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tree
noun
A tropical fig with broad, glossy leaves, formerly used to produce natural rubber, often grown as a house plant (Ficus elastica)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
small genus of South American trees yielding latex
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: Hevea, genus Hevea
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rosid dicot genus
History
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