rubber plantnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈrʌb.ə ˌplɑːnt/us/ˈrʌb.ɚ ˌplænt/a plant with dark green shiny leaves that comes originally from Asia
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Common plants
- African violet
- aloe
- aloe vera
- anise
- aspidistra
- cow parsley
- crabgrass
- deadly nightshade
- fenugreek
- fern
- poinsettia
- pot plant
- prickly pear
- Queen Anne's lace
- runner bean
- tuft
- turves
- Venus flytrap
- wheat
- yucca
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Examples from literature
- It is found inside 10 percent of all flowering plants, including rubber plants.
- There are many different species of rubber plants that produce latex, but the Pará rubber tree is the main species used for large-scale latex production.