Indian rubber tree
noun
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.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), revolutionary politician and president of the United States of America.
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