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hevea

American  
[hee-vee-uh] / ˈhi vi ə /

noun

  1. Pará rubber.

hevea British  
/ ˈhiːvjə /

noun

  1. any tree of the South American euphorbiaceous genus Hevea , having a milky sap which provides rubber

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Etymology

Origin of hevea

First recorded in 1875–80; from New Latin, from French hevé, perhaps from an Indigenous language of French Guiana

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