rubber plant

rubber plant


rubber plant  

n.  
  1. Any of several tropical plants yielding sap that can be coagulated to form crude rubber.

  2. A small tree (Ficus elastica) that has large, oblong, glossy, leathery leaves and is a popular house plant.

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