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hevea
(encz) | Hevea, |
Hevea
(gcide) | Hevea \Hevea\ prop. n.
A small genus of South American trees yielding latex. It
includes the rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis, originally
found in South America, but now used for production of rubber
world-wide.
Syn: genus Hevea.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC] |
hevea
(wn) | Hevea
n 1: small genus of South American trees yielding latex; "rubber
trees are usually cultivated in plantations" [syn: Hevea,
rubber tree, genus Hevea] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
hevea
(encz) | Hevea, |
Hevea brasiliensis
(gcide) | Hevea \Hevea\ prop. n.
A small genus of South American trees yielding latex. It
includes the rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis, originally
found in South America, but now used for production of rubber
world-wide.
Syn: genus Hevea.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]Par'a rubber \Par['a] rubber\
The caoutchouc obtained from the South American
euphorbiaceous tree Hevea brasiliensis, hence called the
Par['a] rubber tree, from the Brazilian river and seaport
named Par['a]; also, the similar product of other species of
Hevea. It is usually exported in flat round cakes, and is a
chief variety of commercial India rubber.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
Hevea caoutchouc
(gcide) | Caoutchouc \Caout"chouc\, n. [F. caoutchouc, from the South
American name.]
A tenacious, elastic, gummy substance obtained from the milky
sap of several plants of tropical South America (esp. the
euphorbiaceous tree Siphonia elastica or {Hevea
caoutchouc}), Asia, and Africa. Being impermeable to liquids
and gases, and not readly affected by exposure to air, acids,
and alkalies, it is used, especially when vulcanized, for
many purposes in the arts and in manufactures. Also called
India rubber (because it was first brought from India, and
was formerly used chiefly for erasing pencil marks) and {gum
elastic}. See Vulcanization.
[1913 Webster]
Mineral caoutchouc. See under Mineral.
[1913 Webster] |
genus hevea
(wn) | genus Hevea
n 1: small genus of South American trees yielding latex; "rubber
trees are usually cultivated in plantations" [syn: Hevea,
rubber tree, genus Hevea] |
hevea
(wn) | Hevea
n 1: small genus of South American trees yielding latex; "rubber
trees are usually cultivated in plantations" [syn: Hevea,
rubber tree, genus Hevea] |
hevea brasiliensis
(wn) | Hevea brasiliensis
n 1: 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
rubber [syn: Para rubber tree, caoutchouc tree, {Hevea
brasiliensis}] |
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