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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. small genus of South American trees yielding latex;
- Example: "rubber trees are usually cultivated in plantations"
[syn: Hevea, rubber tree, genus Hevea]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Hevea
    n 1: small genus of South American trees yielding latex; "rubber
         trees are usually cultivated in plantations" [syn: Hevea,
         rubber tree, genus Hevea]