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CAOUTCHOUC TREE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does caoutchouc tree mean? 

CAOUTCHOUC TREE (noun)
  The noun CAOUTCHOUC TREE has 1 sense:

1. deciduous tree of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers having leathery leaves and fragrant yellow-white flowers; it yields a milky juice that is the chief source of commercial rubberplay

  Familiarity information: CAOUTCHOUC TREE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CAOUTCHOUC TREE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Deciduous tree of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers having leathery leaves and fragrant yellow-white flowers; it yields a milky juice that is the chief source of commercial rubber

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

caoutchouc tree; Hevea brasiliensis; Para rubber tree

Hypernyms ("caoutchouc tree" is a kind of...):

angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)


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