India rubber

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The latex obtained from certain trees of several families, especially Hevea brasiliensis, widely cultivated in Asia. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of india rubber. alt-of, countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products wordnet
  4. 4
    The rubber made from this latex. countable, uncountable

    "An examination showed that one of the india-rubber bands which was round the head of a driving-rod had shrunk so as not quite to fill the socket along which it worked."

  5. 5
    An eraser made from this rubber. countable, dated, uncountable

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