Sentence examples for india rubber from inspiring English sources
noun
The latex obtained from certain trees of several families, especially Hevea brasiliensis, widely cultivated in Asia.
She is made of india rubber.
Ficus, the largest genus in the mulberry family, contains the banyan and the India rubber tree.
India rubber plant, also called India Rubber Tree, (species Ficus elastica), large tree in its native Southeast Asia and in other warm areas but a common indoor pot plant elsewhere.
She was paralyzed; she had no teeth; her eyes had sunk into her skull; her skin was like India rubber.
It was made by Charles Goodyear from India rubber (caoutchouc) juice heated with sulphur to harden it.
Natural rubber (also known as "India rubber" or "caoutchouc") is a milky sap that can be drained from a variety of tropical trees.
There is india-rubber in India – bouncing back is second nature.
As for him - Bowen tells him early on that he has a strong character and "a will of india-rubber".
Students there who were unable to get into the rackets court took their exercise hitting an India-rubber ball, which squashed when hit against a wall.
· The invention of an india-rubber bladder - and a pump to inflate it - in the second half of the 19th century meant a round ball could be produced.
The three peaks protect forehead and both ears: it is a deerstalker for cricketers who think india-rubber will protect against hard leather.
