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Noun: Hevea brasiliensis
  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
    - Para rubber tree, caoutchouc tree

Type of: angiospermous tree, flowering tree

Encyclopedia: Hevea brasiliensis

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