Pará rubber
noun
1.
India rubber obtained from the tree
Hevea brasiliensis,
of the spurge family, and other species of the same genus of tropical South America.
Origin
1895-1900;
named after
Pará
British Dictionary definitions for
Pará rubber
Pará rubber
/
pəˈrɑː;
ˈpɑːrə
/
noun
1.
a South American rubber obtained from any of various euphorbiaceous trees of the genus
Hevea,
esp
H. brasiliensis
See also
rubber tree
Word Origin
C19: from
Pará