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Pará rubber
noun
- India rubber obtained from the tree Hevea brasiliensis, of the spurge family, and other species of the same genus of tropical South America.
Pará rubber
/ ˈpɑːrə; pəˈrɑː /
noun
- a South American rubber obtained from any of various euphorbiaceous trees of the genus Hevea, esp H. brasiliensis See also rubber tree
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Pará rubber1
First recorded in 1895–1900; named after Pará
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Pará rubber1
C19: from Pará
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Example Sentences
Not gutta-percha, you understand, nor any cheap composition; but pure Para rubber of the best quality.
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The bulk of the cultivated trees are of the Hevea brasiliensis variety, yielding what is known as Para rubber.
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The Para Rubber, referred to above, constitutes one of the greatest riches of the Malay agricultural industry.
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About three years ago 60,000 acres of land were planted with Para Rubber, the Government providing the seed at a very low rate.
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