Search Result for "hevea brasiliensis":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. deciduous tree of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers having leathery leaves and fragrant yellow-white flowers; it yields a milky juice that is the chief source of commercial rubber;
[syn: Para rubber tree, caoutchouc tree, Hevea brasiliensis]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hevea \Hevea\ prop. n. A small genus of South American trees yielding latex. It includes the rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis, originally found in South America, but now used for production of rubber world-wide. Syn: genus Hevea. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Par'a rubber \Par['a] rubber\ The caoutchouc obtained from the South American euphorbiaceous tree Hevea brasiliensis, hence called the Par['a] rubber tree, from the Brazilian river and seaport named Par['a]; also, the similar product of other species of Hevea. It is usually exported in flat round cakes, and is a chief variety of commercial India rubber. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Hevea brasiliensis n 1: deciduous tree of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers having leathery leaves and fragrant yellow-white flowers; it yields a milky juice that is the chief source of commercial rubber [syn: Para rubber tree, caoutchouc tree, Hevea brasiliensis]