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Definition of Ficus elastica
1. Noun. Large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber.
Generic synonyms: Fig Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ficus Elastica
Literary usage of Ficus elastica
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Dangerous Insects Likely to be Introduced in the United States by United States Bureau of Entomology (1918)
"Crioceris impressa Fabricius; India; feeds on foliage of ficus elastica. ...
India; bores between the bast and sapwood of ficus elastica. ..."
2. The Popular Science Monthly (1880)
"12 Water 66 Total 100 As a rubber-producing tree, the ficus elastica stands ...
The ficus elastica grows abundantly in India and the East Indian Islands, ..."
3. Laboratory and Field Manual of Botany by Joseph Young Bergen, Bradley Moore Davis (1907)
"Procure a thrifty hydrangea 2 and a small plant of ficus elastica,3 each growing
in a small flowerpot, and with the number of square inches of leaf surface ..."
4. The Indian Forester (1876)
"This report on ficus elastica may conveniently be arranged under three heads as
follows :— (1.)—The propagation. (2.)—The growth in plantations. (3. ..."
5. A Tour Round My Garden by Alphonse Karr (1855)
"Now here are braces produced from the ficus elastica; they are good for nothing,
... Is that more surprising than braces on the ficus elastica ? ..."
6. Rubber and Rubber Planting by Robert Heath Lock (1913)
"ficus elastica, F. Vogelii and other species. II. EUPHORBIACEAE. Hevea brasiliensis
and other species. Manihot Glaziovii, M. dichotoma, ..."
7. Peruvian Bark: A Popular Account of the Introduction of Chinchona by Clements Robert Markham (1880)
"In India the ficus elastica, a tree so named by Dr. Roxburgh in 1810, which yields
caoutchouc, is found in the forests which border the valley of the ..."
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