Pará rubber

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noun

India rubber obtained from the tree Hevea brasiliensis, of the spurge family, and other species of the same genus of tropical South America.

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Origin of Pará rubber

First recorded in 1895–1900; named after Pará

Words nearby Pará rubber

paraprofessional, parapsychology, paraquat, pararescue, Pará rhatany, Pará rubber, parasail, parasailing, parasang, parascending, parascenium

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How to use Pará rubber in a sentence

These villages used to harvest rubber, cacao, palm oil, and coffee beans.
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He spent three days in a rubber room wearing a plastic smock before returning.
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With a rubber spatula, stir in the chocolate and cranberries until the dough is well mixed.
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Soon his coffers were overflowing with revenue from rubber, palm oil, and ivory.
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I pressed the dime-sized rubber button on my vest, which was linked to my radio.
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A special quality of glove made of asbestos cloth, lined with rubber, is supplied for electric light work.
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The garden walks were damp, and Edna called to the maid to bring out her rubber sandals.
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Mackintoshes, vulcanized india-rubber, gutta-percha, and gossamer dust-coats unknown then.
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But "son" had rebounded from the impact like a rubber ball, or the best trained gymnast of his school, as he was.
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To-day they wore light covert coats over their canvas and rubber.
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British Dictionary definitions for Pará rubber

Pará rubber

/ (pəˈrɑː, ˈpɑːrə) /

noun

a South American rubber obtained from any of various euphorbiaceous trees of the genus Hevea, esp H. brasiliensisSee also rubber tree

Word Origin for Pará rubber

C19: from Pará

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