rubber plant
Any tree which produces latex, a rubber tree, formerly used to produce natural rubberAny tree which produces latex, a rubber tree, formerly used to produce natural rubber.: Ficus elastica, a tropical tree used as a houseplant, native to Asia.
Meaning
2 sensesAny tree which produces latex, a rubber tree, formerly used to produce natural rubber.
Ficus elastica, a tropical tree used as a houseplant, native to Asia.
large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber
Hevea brasiliensis, the rubber tree.
Forms
plural: rubber plants| Singular | rubber plant |
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber:India-rubber treeIndia-rubber plantIndia-rubber figAssam rubberFicus elastica
See also
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