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    HEVEA BRASILIENSIS

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     I. (noun) 

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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 rubberplay

    Synonyms:

    caoutchouc tree; Hevea brasiliensis; Para rubber tree

    Classified under:

    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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