Noun: Hevea brasiliensis
- 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
"The Hevea brasiliensis plantation supplied the local rubber industry";
- Para rubber tree, caoutchouc tree
Type of: angiospermous tree, flowering tree
Encyclopedia: Hevea brasiliensis