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Palaquium Gutta (Noun)

Meaning

One of several East Indian trees yielding gutta-percha.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Examples

  • Palaquium gutta is one of several East Indian trees that have been historically valued for their gutta-percha resin.
  • The bark of the Palaquium gutta tree can be used to make gutta-percha, which was highly prized for waterproofing ships.
  • The species Palaquium gutta was used extensively by early colonizers in Malaysia for the extraction of its latex, gutta-percha.
  • Local foresters still seek to protect Palaquium gutta and similar tree species to conserve natural rubber supplies.
  • Overharvesting Palaquium gutta in some Southeast Asian forests contributed to habitat destruction in earlier times.

Synonyms

  • Gutta-percha Tree

Hypernyms

  • Tree
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