Reference meaning
rubber
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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
Related source terms
natural rubberindia rubbergum elastic
Other meanings
2. noun
any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber
3. noun
an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil
4. noun
contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
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