palay
/ˈpɑːleɪ/ /pəˈleɪ/noun
The African rubber vine Cryptostegia grandiflora (family Asclepiadaceae), a woody twining plant containing a milky latex, widely cultivated in the tropics and a serious weed in northern Australia. More fully palay rubber and palay rubber vine.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in John Lindley (1799–1865), botanist and horticulturist. From Tamil pālai plant with milky sap.
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