hevea
hevea · heveas
Any of the genus Hevea of flowering plants in the spurge family, including the…Any of the genus Hevea of flowering plants in the spurge family, including the economically important rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of the genus Hevea of flowering plants in the spurge family, including the economically important rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis.
More definitions
- small genus of South American trees yielding latex
Origin
From the genus name.From the genus name.
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Forms
plural: heveasSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- small genus of South American trees yielding latex:rubber treegenus Hevea
See also
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