rubber plant

English - Turkish

Definition of rubber plant in English Turkish dictionary

kauçuk ağacı

lastikağacı

English - English

Definition of rubber plant in English English dictionary

A tree which can produce latex, a rubber tree, including Hevea brasiliensis

Ficus elastica, a tropical tree used as a houseplant native to Asia.The Illustrated Oxford Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1998Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them, Könemann, 2004

A rubber plant is a type of plant with shiny leaves. It grows naturally in Asia but is also grown as a house plant in other parts of the world. a plant with large shiny dark green leaves that is often grown indoors. or India rubber plant Tropical tree (Ficus elastica) of the mulberry family. The rubber plant is large in its native Southeast Asia and other warm areas; elsewhere it is commonly grown indoors as a potted plant. The plant has large, thick, oblong leaves and pairs of figlike fruits along its branches. The milky sap, or latex, was once an important source of an inferior natural rubber. Young plants available in the florist's trade are durable and grow well under less-than-ideal indoor conditions. Some cultivated varieties have broader, darker green leaves; others are variegated. See also rubber tree

large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber

type of plant that has rubbery material inside

Hyphenation

rub·ber plant

Turkish pronunciation

rʌbır plänt

Pronunciation

/ˈrəbər ˈplant/ /ˈrʌbɜr ˈplænt/