Hevea

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Hevea
    n 1: small genus of South American trees yielding latex; "rubber
         trees are usually cultivated in plantations" [syn: {Hevea},
         {rubber tree}, {genus Hevea}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hevea \Hevea\ prop. n.
   A small genus of South American trees yielding latex. It
   includes the {rubber tree}, {Hevea brasiliensis}, originally
   found in South America, but now used for production of rubber
   world-wide.

   Syn: genus {Hevea}.
        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]