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    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 rubberplay

    Synonyms:

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

    Classified under:

    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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