genus Hevea

genus Hevea
noun
small genus of South American trees yielding latex
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rubber trees are usually cultivated in plantations

Syn: ↑Hevea, ↑rubber tree
Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Euphorbiaceae, ↑family Euphorbiaceae, ↑spurge family

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  • 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hevea brasiliensis — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hevea — ID 40228 Symbol Key HEVEA Common Name hevea Family Euphorbiaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Hevea benthamiana — ID 40229 Symbol Key HEBE2 Common Name Bentham s hevea Family Euphorbiaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Cultivated, or not in the U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Hevea brasiliensis — ID 40230 Symbol Key HEBR8 Common Name rubber tree Family Euphorbiaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Cultivated, or not in the U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Hevea — n. any S. American tree of the genus Hevea, yielding a milky sap used for making rubber. Etymology: mod.L f. native name heveacute …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hevea brasiliensis —   Rubber Tree …   Wikipedia Español

  • Hevea benthamiana —   Caucho, goma seringa …   Wikipedia Español

  • Hevea — He·vea (heґve ə) the rubber trees, a genus of tropical trees of the family Euphorbiaceae, whose latex is the source of one kind of rubber. The most important species is H. brasilienґsis …   Medical dictionary

  • rosid dicot genus — noun a genus of dicotyledonous plants • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Hyponyms: ↑Connarus, ↑genus Connarus, ↑Arachis, ↑genus Arachis, ↑Brya, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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