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ʲá 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.
ʲá 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
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ʲá rubber1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ʲá rubber1
Example Sentences
The authors also found a significant relationship between 35 domesticated tree species—including Brazil nut, ʲá rubber tree, murumuru, and cacao—and the probability of earthworks.
The ʲá 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.
Special features is a "belly" of Para rubber in lieu of a ballonet.
These moulds are made of Pure Para Rubber and will, with proper usage last from twelve to fifteen years, judging from those which have been in use for the past four years.
More than half of all that is brought to market is produced in the valley of the Amazon River; and some of this "Para rubber," as it is called, from the seaport whence it is shipped, is the best in the world.
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