also: ごむのき · ゴムノキ
expression, noun
rubber tree
Refers to trees that produce natural rubber, especially Hevea brasiliensis, or sometimes ornamental rubber plants like Ficus elastica.
ゴムの木から採れる樹液が天然ゴムの原料です。
The sap collected from rubber trees is the raw material for natural rubber.
観葉植物としてゴムの木を育てています。
I'm growing a rubber plant as a houseplant.
Compound of ゴム (gomu, 'rubber', from Dutch 'gom') + の (possessive particle) + 木 (ki, 'tree').