Definition of Hevea

1. Noun. Small genus of South American trees yielding latex. "Rubber trees are usually cultivated in plantations"

Exact synonyms: Genus Hevea, Rubber Tree
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Euphorbiaceae, Family Euphorbiaceae, Spurge Family

Definition of Hevea

1. a type of rubber tree [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hevea

Heteroscelus
Heteroscelus incanus
Heterosomata
Heterostraci
Heterotheca
Heterotheca villosa
Heterotrichales
Hettie
Heubner's arteritis
Heuchera
Heuchera americana
Heuchera cylindrica
Heuchera sanguinea
Heuser's membrane
Hevea
Hevea brasiliensis
Hevesy
Hew
Hewat
Hewes
Hewetson
Hewett
Hewison
Hewitson
Hewitt
Hewkin
Hewlett
Hews
Hewson

Literary usage of Hevea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Rubber by Philip Schidrowitz (1911)
"As far as the Eastern plantations, however, are concerned, it must be borne in mind that the almost exclusive planting of hevea is not the result of any ..."

2. Rubber and Rubber Planting by Robert Heath Lock (1913)
"In spite of its hardiness, the adaptability of hevea is limited, and in dry climates Manihot Glaziovii is probably to be preferred. ..."

3. A Practical Flora for Schools and Colleges by Oliver Rivington Willis (1894)
"hevea. Aub. Calyx 5-toothed, valvate; petals wanting; stamens 5 to 10, united, forming a tube; anthers extrorse; styles 3 in number, short and emarginate; ..."

4. A Practical treatise on materia medica and therapeutics: With Special by John Vietch Shoemaker (1906)
"The prepared milk-juice of hevea Brasiliensis, and probably other species; known in commerce as pure Para rubber. (See Elástica.) CAPSICUM (USP). ..."

5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"On the higher lands the lichens are dark gray or black, giving rise 'to the title "black hevea." This explanation, however, does not account for the decided ..."

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