also: ごむのき · ゴムノキ
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.
Hiragana variant; less common but still encountered.
Ateji spelling using kanji for 'rubber'; rarely used.
Compact katakana spelling without の; often used in botanical or commercial contexts.
Compound of ゴム (gomu, 'rubber', from Dutch 'gom') + の (possessive particle) + 木 (ki, 'tree').