hevea
See also: hévéa and Hevea
English
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
hevea (plural heveas)
- (botany) Any of the genus Hevea of flowering plants in the spurge family, including the economically important rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis.
- 2015 August 18, Diane Cardwell, “Making Tires From a Desert Shrub Found in the U.S.”, in New York Times:
- Tire executives say that global demand for tires, which use as much as 70 percent of the world’s rubber supply, will expand as less developed nations industrialize, requiring roughly 21 million additional acres of hevea, the source of natural rubber, by 2024.
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Anagrams
- heave
Catalan
Etymology
From the genus name Hevea, from Quechua hyeve (“rubber tree”).
Pronunciation
(Balearic) IPA(key): /əˈvɛ.ə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /əˈbɛ.ə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /eˈvɛ.a/
Noun
hevea f (plural hevees)
- rubber tree (plant in the genus Hevea)
- Synonyms: arbre del cautxú, siringa
Related terms
- cautxú
Further reading
- “hevea” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Romanian
Etymology
From French hévéa.
Noun
hevea f (uncountable)
- rubber tree
Declension
declension of hevea (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| f gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (o) hevea | heveaua |
| genitive/dative | (unei) - | -i |
Spanish
Etymology
From the genus name Hevea, from Quechua hyeve (“rubber tree”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈbea/ [eˈβ̞e.a]
- Rhymes: -ea
- Syllabification: he‧ve‧a
Noun
hevea f (plural heveas)
- rubber tree
- Synonyms: árbol del caucho, (Latin America) caucho, (Argentina, Bolivia, Peru) siringa
Further reading
- “hevea”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014