Definitions for rubber plant
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
rub′ber plant`(n.)
(n.)an Asian tree, Ficus elastica, of the mulberry family, having oblong, shiny, leathery leaves, used as a source of rubber and cultivated as a houseplant.
Category: Plants
any plant yielding rubber.
Category: Plants
Princeton's WordNet
India-rubber tree, India-rubber plant, India-rubber fig, rubber plant, Assam rubber, Ficus elastica(noun)
large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber
Wiktionary
rubber plant(Noun)
Ficus elastica, a tropical tree used as a houseplant native to Asia.
rubber plant(Noun)
A tree which can produce latex, a rubber tree, including Hevea brasiliensis.
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