hulen.
/ˈuːli/ A Central American tree of the genus Castilloa (formerly Castilla), or the crude rubber obtained from it.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular tree or plant yielding useful gum or resin > rubber trees or plants > [noun]
milk-bush1696
hule1846
seringa1847
seringue1850
jintawan1851
gutta-percha1860
taban1861
melkbos1862
rubber plant1863
palay1866
Honduras rubber1870
hevea1878
tunu1883
black rubber vine1887
guayule1906
kok-saghyz1932
society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > rubber > [noun] > from specific trees or places
hule1846
seringa1847
jintawan1851
Para rubber1857
biscuit1869
Honduras rubber1870
thimble-rubber1881
Para1897
caucho1899
thimble1909
1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 271 The tree Ule of Papantla, from which caoutchouc is obtained in that country.
1880 Encycl. Brit. XII. 835/2 Torquemada mentions..that an oil was extracted from the ‘ulli’, or rubber, by heat, possessing soft and lubricous properties... Even at that early date the Spaniards used the juice of the ulé tree to waterproof their cloaks.
1894 Outing 23 353/1 This home of the gatherer of hule.
1920 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 356 The garments he wears are splashed with ulli.
1959 J. C. T. Uphof Dict. Econ. Plants 79/2 Castilla costaricana Liebm. Hule (Moraceae).—Tree. Costa Rica. Latex from stem is source of a good rubber.
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huˈlero n.
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1894 Outing 23 353/1 Curious tales the huleros tell of carved rocks hidden in those fastnesses.
uˈlero n. a collector of rubber.
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the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > picking or gathering > [noun] > rubber-gatherer
seringueiro1832
ulero1874
cauchero1898
1874 T. Belt Naturalist in Nicaragua 33 The Mexicans played with balls made from it, and it still bears its Aztec name of Ulli, from which the Spaniards call the collectors of it Ulleros.
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