rubber plantn.

Brit.

/ˈrʌbə ˌplɑːnt/,

/ˈrʌbə ˌplant/, U.S.

/ˈrəbər ˌplænt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rubber n.¹, plant n.¹

Etymology: < rubber n.¹ + plant n.¹; in sense 1 so called with reference to its latex, which can be used to make rubber.

1. Any of several trees used as a source of latex for making rubber (see rubber tree n.); (in later use) spec. the evergreen Ficus elastica (family Moraceae), native to South-East Asia and widely cultivated as a house plant for its large, dark green shiny leaves.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular tree or plant yielding useful gum or resin > rubber trees or plants > [noun]

milk-bush1696

hule1846

seringa1847

seringue1850

jintawan1851

gutta-percha1860

taban1861

melkbos1862

rubber plant1863

palay1866

Honduras rubber1870

hevea1878

tunu1883

black rubber vine1887

guayule1906

kok-saghyz1932

1863 Once a Week 4 July 52/1 It would seem as though it were destined for the rubber plant to play a great part in the world.

1888 H. Drummond Trop. Afr. (1889) iii. 62 The well-known rubber plant abounds on Lake Nyassa.

1908 ‘O. Henry’ Gentle Grafter 138 The little wine-stained table..between the rakish rubber plant and the framed palazzio della something.

1990 Garden Answers Nov. 36/1 The tall and tough rubber plant, Ficus elastica, is universally popular.

2005 B. Pleasant Compl. Houseplant Survival Man. 199 Avoid environmental changes, which often cause a rubber plant to shed its lower leaves.

2. A factory used for the production or processing of rubber or rubber goods.

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society > occupation and work > workplace > place where specific things are made > [noun] > others

coal pitOE

wireworks1598

alum works1617

copperas-worka1661

saltpetre house1683

nailery1802

railworks1863

lockworks1864

sulphur-work1870

tack-mill1884

pitch-boilery1885

rubber plant1886

soot house1957

1886 Sci. Amer. (Architects & Builders ed.) May 209/2 They have introduced into their factory, from time to time, rubber machinery of approved patterns, until they have now a thoroughly equipped rubber plant.

1934 Industr. & Engin. Chem. Mar. 349/1 Two distinctly different types of masticating machines are employed in modern rubber plants, mills, and plasticators.

1993 J. C. Teaford Cities of Heartland (1994) vi. 178 In 1929, 79 percent of Akron's wage earners worked in the rubber plants.

2008 Western Morning News (Plymouth) (Nexis) 2 Sept. 2 The St Austell rubber plant manufactures components for the pharmaceutical and medical device industry and employs about 400 people.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	rubber plant
释义	rubber plantn. Brit. /ˈrʌbə ˌplɑːnt/, /ˈrʌbə ˌplant/, U.S. /ˈrəbər ˌplænt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rubber n.¹, plant n.¹ Etymology: < rubber n.¹ + plant n.¹; in sense 1 so called with reference to its latex, which can be used to make rubber. 1. Any of several trees used as a source of latex for making rubber (see rubber tree n.); (in later use) spec. the evergreen Ficus elastica (family Moraceae), native to South-East Asia and widely cultivated as a house plant for its large, dark green shiny leaves. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular tree or plant yielding useful gum or resin > rubber trees or plants > [noun] milk-bush1696 hule1846 seringa1847 seringue1850 jintawan1851 gutta-percha1860 taban1861 melkbos1862 rubber plant1863 palay1866 Honduras rubber1870 hevea1878 tunu1883 black rubber vine1887 guayule1906 kok-saghyz1932 1863 Once a Week 4 July 52/1 It would seem as though it were destined for the rubber plant to play a great part in the world. 1888 H. Drummond Trop. Afr. (1889) iii. 62 The well-known rubber plant abounds on Lake Nyassa. 1908 ‘O. Henry’ Gentle Grafter 138 The little wine-stained table..between the rakish rubber plant and the framed palazzio della something. 1990 Garden Answers Nov. 36/1 The tall and tough rubber plant, Ficus elastica, is universally popular. 2005 B. Pleasant Compl. Houseplant Survival Man. 199 Avoid environmental changes, which often cause a rubber plant to shed its lower leaves. 2. A factory used for the production or processing of rubber or rubber goods. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > place where specific things are made > [noun] > others coal pitOE wireworks1598 alum works1617 copperas-worka1661 saltpetre house1683 nailery1802 railworks1863 lockworks1864 sulphur-work1870 tack-mill1884 pitch-boilery1885 rubber plant1886 soot house1957 1886 Sci. Amer. (Architects & Builders ed.) May 209/2 They have introduced into their factory, from time to time, rubber machinery of approved patterns, until they have now a thoroughly equipped rubber plant. 1934 Industr. & Engin. Chem. Mar. 349/1 Two distinctly different types of masticating machines are employed in modern rubber plants, mills, and plasticators. 1993 J. C. Teaford Cities of Heartland (1994) vi. 178 In 1929, 79 percent of Akron's wage earners worked in the rubber plants. 2008 Western Morning News (Plymouth) (Nexis) 2 Sept. 2 The St Austell rubber plant manufactures components for the pharmaceutical and medical device industry and employs about 400 people. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1863
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