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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pará rubber. The caoutchouc obtained from the South American euphorbiaceous tree Hevea brasiliensis, hence called the Pará rubber tree, from the Brazilian river and seaport named Pará; also, the similar product of other species of Hevea.  It is usually exported in flat round cakes, and is a chief variety of commercial India rubber.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Hevea brasiliensis
      n : deciduous tree of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers having
          leathery leaves and fragrant yellow-white flowers; the
          rubber tree usually cultivated in plantations; chief
          source of Para rubber [syn: para rubber tree, caoutchouc
           tree]