HEVEA BRASILIENSIS

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

caoutchouc tree; Hevea brasiliensis; Para rubber tree

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Hevea brasiliensis" is a kind of...):

angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)

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