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INDIA-RUBBER TREE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber
Synonyms:
Assam rubber; Ficus elastica; India-rubber fig; India-rubber plant; India-rubber tree; rubber plant
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Hypernyms ("India-rubber tree" is a kind of...):
fig tree (any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear-shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature)