wild rubber
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Kopp and Morillion chose to manufacture in Brazil because there was a good supply of wild rubber, organic cotton and factories where 80 percent of workers are unionised and pay is above minimum wage.
From The Guardian • Oct. 19, 2017
It was a land of subsistence farms and wild rubber extraction, plus “colonial plantations” producing cocoa, coffee and sugar.
From Washington Times • Apr. 29, 2017
The only bad mess was the wild rubber program in the Amazon Valley, where Americans did not take proper advantage of native experience.
From Time Magazine Archive
Apparently the only hope for Brazil's war-built wild rubber industry is some sort of quota agreement with the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
Wickham saw that there were difficulties that would prevent the gathering of wild rubber from keeping pace with the growing demand.
From The Romance of Rubber by Martin, John
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