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Para rubber tree

Para rubber tree

7.2
A tropical tree that gives a milky sap used to make natural rubber
  • noun
  • /ˈpɑːrə ˈrʌbər tri/
  • Specialized
translation icon : árbol de caucho Pará
  • The Para rubber tree yields a milky sap that solidifies into natural rubber.

Examples

  • Natural latex harvested from the Para rubber tree is essential for producing many rubber goods.

  • The Para rubber tree is cultivated in plantations throughout Southeast Asia.

  • The Para rubber tree thrives in tropical climates.

  • Many Para rubber trees grow in the Amazon rainforest.

  • Natural latex harvested from the Para rubber tree is essential for producing many rubber goods.

  • The Para rubber tree yields a milky sap that solidifies into natural rubber.

  • The Para rubber tree is cultivated in plantations throughout Southeast Asia.

Synonyms

rubber tree
vsPara rubber tree
2 2.8

A South American tree that gives a sticky white liquid used to make natural rubber

adds regional and commercial emphasis to that same idea
Hevea brasiliensis
vsPara rubber tree
  • Specialized
9.9

A tree from the Amazon that makes milky latex used for natural rubber

emphasizes supplying rubber for commercial use
caoutchouc tree
vsPara rubber tree
  • Archaic
9.9

A tree from South America that produces milky sap used to make natural rubber

focuses on its role supplying commercial natural rubber

Surface Forms

Para rubber tree singular
Para rubber trees plural

Morphology

Para + rubber + tree

The core meaning 'a tree that produces rubber' is directly and compositionally derived from 'rubber' + 'tree'. 'Para' is a place-name modifier (Pará) indicating origin or variety, a common naming pattern for plants, so a learner who knows the constituents can infer it denotes a rubber-producing tree from Para.

Etymology

Para rubber tree comes from Pará, a region in Brazil where people first collected the tree's milky sap for trade. Because that sap was used to make 'rubber', people began to call it the Para rubber tree, tying the tree's name to the place where the rubber trade started.