English Explanatory Dictionary

rubber tree

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tropical South American tree of species Hevea brasiliensis, the principal source of natural rubber.
  2. A tropical fig with broad, glossy leaves, formerly used to produce natural rubber, often grown as a house plant (Ficus elastica)

Word forms

rubber tree rubber trees

Synonyms

Pará rubber tree rubber plant

Related words

gum tree
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