INDIA-RUBBER FIG

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber

Synonyms:

Assam rubber; Ficus elastica; India-rubber fig; India-rubber plant; India-rubber tree; rubber plant

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("India-rubber fig" is a kind of...):

fig tree (any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear-shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature)

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