hevea
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hevea
First recorded in 1875–80; from New Latin, from French hevé, perhaps from an Indigenous language of French Guiana
Example Sentences
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To get by, some producers are diversifying by planting oil palms or hevea trees used to make rubber, which, unlike cocoa's seasonal harvest, produce 11 months of the year.
From Barron's
About a decade ago, Patagonia began to replace neoprene with Yulex, the brand name for a natural rubber produced by drought-resistant Hevea trees and Guayule plants grown on non-arable land.
From Seattle Times
Fungal infestations of monocultured Hevea trees have caused steep drops in global natural rubber supplies in recent years.
From Scientific American
Because only a small amount of guayule is currently grown, it wouldn’t be able to compete with Hevea rubber on a broad scale for some time, says Katrina Cornish, who studies alternative rubber sources at the Ohio State University.
From Scientific American
It’s also hypoallergenic, unlike latex derived from Hevea trees.
From Scientific American
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