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rubber tree

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rubber tree
n.
A tropical South American tree (Hevea brasiliensis) widely cultivated throughout the Tropics and yielding a milky juice that is a major source of commercial rubber.
rubber tree
Noun
a tropical tree cultivated for its latex, which is the major source of commercial rubber
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Noun1.rubber treerubber tree - small genus of South American trees yielding latex; "rubber trees are usually cultivated in plantations"
genus Hevea, Hevea
rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants
Euphorbiaceae, family Euphorbiaceae, spurge family - a family of plants of order Geraniales
Translations
rubber tree n → arbre m à gomme, hévéa m


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