Pará rubber

American  

noun

1. 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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Pará rubber British  

/ ˈpɑːrə, pəˈrɑː /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of Pará rubber

First recorded in 1895–1900; named after Pará

Example Sentences

The authors also found a significant relationship between 35 domesticated tree species—including Brazil nut, Pará rubber tree, murumuru, and cacao—and the probability of earthworks.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 4, 2023

The Pará rubber tree, originally from Brazil, now occupies huge swathes of southeast Asia, providing the latex necessary to make the tires, belts, O-rings and gaskets that invisibly maintain industrial civilization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 5, 2011

Nearly all this product, that of the Ceará region excepted, is marketed at Pará and is known as Pará rubber.

From Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges by Redway, Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw)