india rubber

noun3

1. •
   The rubber made from this latex.

   • An examination showed that one of the india-rubber bands which was round the head of a driving-rod had shrunk so as not quite to fill the socket along which it worked. — 1892
2. •
   (old-fashioned) An eraser made from this rubber.
3. •
   The latex obtained from certain trees of several families, especially Hevea brasiliensis, widely cultivated in Asia.