English noun: natural rubber | |||
1. | natural rubber (substance) 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 | ||
Synonyms | caoutchouc, gum elastic, India rubber, rubber | ||
Broader (hypernym) | latex | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cold rubber, crepe rubber, ebonite, foam rubber, hard rubber, Para rubber, vulcanite | ||