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Noun: natural rubber
  1. An elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
    "The rubber plantation produced tons of natural rubber"; "The gum elastic plantation produced tons of natural rubber"; "The caoutchouc plantation produced tons of natural rubber";
    - rubber, India rubber, gum elastic, caoutchouc

Derived forms: natural rubbers

Type of: latex

Encyclopedia: Natural rubber