Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as india-rubber tree (which see, under india-rubber).

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Examples

  • Personally, I fancy the rubber tree song: ...just what makes that little ol' ant think he can move that rubber-tree plant...

    inspiration 2010

  • The smuggling of the first rubber seeds out of Brazil led to rubber-tree plantations being established in Malaysia and rubber quickly became a world commodity, with the widespread uses we know today.

    Did You Know? The oldest ballgame in the Americas 2008

  • Personally, I fancy the rubber tree song: ...just what makes that little ol' ant think he can move that rubber-tree plant...

    entretenir de grands espoirs - French Word-A-Day 2010

  • The smuggling of the first rubber seeds out of Brazil led to rubber-tree plantations being established in Malaysia and rubber quickly became a world commodity, with the widespread uses we know today.

    Did You Know? The oldest ballgame in the Americas 2008

  • Personally, I fancy the rubber tree song: ...just what makes that little ol' ant think he can move that rubber-tree plant...

    Savoir Vivre 2010

  • Personally, I fancy the rubber tree song: ...just what makes that little ol' ant think he can move that rubber-tree plant...

    French Word-A-Day: 2010

  • If one island paradise on earth surpassed all others, I thought, it was here, with rubber-tree plantations and pristine palm jungles adorned with breadfruit, mahogany, mango, and banana trees under a glittering sun.

    Imperial Grunts 2005

  • If one island paradise on earth surpassed all others, I thought, it was here, with rubber-tree plantations and pristine palm jungles adorned with breadfruit, mahogany, mango, and banana trees under a glittering sun.

    Imperial Grunts 2005

  • If one island paradise on earth surpassed all others, I thought, it was here, with rubber-tree plantations and pristine palm jungles adorned with breadfruit, mahogany, mango, and banana trees under a glittering sun.

    Imperial Grunts 2005

  • What worries them is microcyclus ulei, the rubber-tree leaf blight.

    Crisis In The Cupboard 2007

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