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Pará rubber

noun

  1. India rubber obtained from the tree Hevea brasiliensis, of the spurge family, and other species of the same genus of tropical South America.

Pará rubber

/ ˈpɑːrə; pəˈrɑː /

noun

  1. a South American rubber obtained from any of various euphorbiaceous trees of the genus Hevea, esp H. brasiliensis See also rubber tree

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Pará rubber1

First recorded in 1895–1900; named after Pará

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Pará rubber1

C19: from Pará

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