| 单词 | indian rubber tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIndian rubber tree Indian rubber tree n. the tree Ficus elastica, native to India and South-East Asia, which is widely grown as an ornamental tree in warm countries and as a house plant in cooler countries (see rubber plant n.).This tree is not the usual source of natural rubber; cf. India rubber tree at India rubber n. Compounds 1a.In quot. 1806: (probably) the Para rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis. ΚΠ 1806 B. M'Mahon Amer. Gardener's Cal. (Catalogue) 636 Siphonia elastica. Indian-Rubber Tree.] 1826 T. Jefferson Garden Bk. (1999) 621 The trees I should propose would be exotics of distinguished usefulness..such as..the Catachu or Indian rubber tree of Napul..Teak tree, or Indian oak of Burman [etc.]. 1951 Amer. Midland Naturalist 45 130 Ficus elastica... Common names: Rubber Plant, India or Indian Rubber Tree, Caout-chouc Tree, Snake Tree, Rubber Fig, Elastic Gum, Berlin Weed. 2000 Internat. Jrnl. Plant Sci. 161 435 Purified rubber particles from Hevea brasiliensis (Brazilian rubber tree), Parthenium argentatum (guayule), Ficus elastica (Indian rubber tree), and Euphorbia lactiflua were examined and compared. < as lemmas |
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