Meanings
nounrubber tree (plural rubber trees)
plural rubber trees
- A tropical South American tree of species Hevea brasiliensis, the principal source of natural rubber.
Synonyms: Pará rubber tree, rubber plant
- A tropical fig with broad, glossy leaves, formerly used to produce natural rubber, often grown as a house plant (Ficus elastica)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA tropical South American tree of species Hevea brasiliensis, the principal source of natural rubber.
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Translations
Catalan hevea
- heveaHevea brasiliensis
Chinese Mandarin 橡膠樹 /橡胶树
- 橡膠樹 /橡胶树 (xiàngjiāoshù)Hevea brasiliensis
Czech kaučukovník
- kaučukovníkHevea brasiliensis
Finnish kumipuu
- kumipuuHevea brasiliensis
French hévéa
- hévéaHevea brasiliensis
German Kautschukbaum
- KautschukbaumHevea brasiliensis
Hindi रबड़
- रबड़ (rabaṛ)Hevea brasiliensis
Italian albero della gomma
- albero della gommaHevea brasiliensis
Korean 파라고무나무
- 파라고무나무 (paragomunamu)Hevea brasiliensis
Polish kauczukowiec
- kauczukowiecHevea brasiliensis
Portuguese seringueira
- seringueiraHevea brasiliensis
Romanian hevea, arbore-de-cauciuc
- heveaHevea brasiliensis
- arbore-de-cauciucHevea brasiliensis
Russian геве́я
- геве́я (gevéja)Hevea brasiliensis
Slovak kaučukovník
- kaučukovníkHevea brasiliensis
Spanish árbol del caucho, hevea
- árbol del cauchoHevea brasiliensis
- heveaHevea brasiliensis
Turkish kauçuk ağacı
- kauçuk ağacıHevea brasiliensis
Welsh coeden rwber
- coeden rwberHevea brasiliensis
Cite this entry
APA
rubber tree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rubber%20tree
MLA
“rubber tree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rubber%20tree. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rubber tree,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rubber%20tree.
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