rubber tree

Thân thiện

A worker taps a rubber tree in a plantation.

Definition

Noun: 1. A tropical tree (genus Hevea, especially Hevea brasiliensis) cultivated as the primary commercial source of natural rubber latex. It is characterized by its tall stature, smooth bark, and compound leaves. 2. Any of various other trees that produce a milky, latex-like sap, though this is a less common usage.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The plantation was filled with mature rubber trees ready for tapping.
  • Latex is collected from the rubber tree by making a diagonal cut in the bark.
  • Hevea brasiliensis, the Pará rubber tree, is native to the Amazon rainforest.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in economic, agricultural, and historical contexts related to the rubber industry and colonial trade.
• In botanical contexts, specifying the genus () or species () is common for precision.

Variants and Related Words

• Rubber plant: Often used interchangeably with "rubber tree," though it can also refer to a popular houseplant (), which is a different species.
• Para rubber tree: A specific common name for .
• Latex: The milky sap harvested from the rubber tree.

Synonyms

• Hevea (the botanical genus name)
• Caoutchouc tree (an older, less common term)

Related Phrases/Compounds

• Rubber plantation: A large farm where rubber trees are cultivated.
• Rubber tapping: The process of harvesting latex from a rubber tree.

Học thuật

Noun

1. small genus of South American trees yielding latex
   • rubber trees are usually cultivated in plantations

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Hevea
• genus Hevea