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Hevea brasiliensis

Hevea brasiliensis

9.9
A tree from the Amazon that makes milky latex used for natural rubber
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Hevea brasiliensis
  • The plantation was filled with rows of Hevea brasiliensis trees ready for tapping.

Examples

  • Commercial production of natural rubber relies heavily on Hevea brasiliensis.

  • Farmers in Brazil cultivate Hevea brasiliensis for its latex.

  • Botanists studied the growth patterns of Hevea brasiliensis in different climates.

  • The Hevea brasiliensis tree is essential for rubber production.

  • Commercial production of natural rubber relies heavily on Hevea brasiliensis.

  • Farmers in Brazil cultivate Hevea brasiliensis for its latex.

  • The plantation was filled with rows of Hevea brasiliensis trees ready for tapping.

Synonyms

rubber tree
vsHevea brasiliensis
2 2.8

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

emphasizes specific Amazon and Orinoco nativity rather than broad South American origin
Para rubber tree
vsHevea brasiliensis
  • Specialized
7.2

A tropical tree that gives a milky sap used to make natural rubber

focuses on native origin and natural supply rather than commercial emphasis
caoutchouc tree
vsHevea brasiliensis
  • Archaic
9.9

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

focuses on being the primary natural latex source rather than botanical traits

Surface Forms

Hevea brasiliensis singular
Hevea brasiliensises plural

Morphology

Hevea + brasiliensis

This is a binomial scientific name combining the genus 'Hevea' (a tree that produces natural rubber) with the species epithet 'brasiliensis' (indicating origin in Brazil). If a learner knows both constituent meanings, the overall meaning — the Hevea species from Brazil that produces milky latex — is directly derivable from the parts, so the expression is compositional and clear.

Etymology

Hevea brasiliensis is the scientific name for the rubber tree. The first part, Hevea, comes from a local Amazon name for the tree and brasiliensis is Latin for 'from Brazil', so the name points to the tree in Brazil that gives the milky 'latex' used to make 'natural rubber'.