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title: latex — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «latex» in the school dictionary: A white milky liquid that comes from some plants, especially the rubber tree, and is used to make rubber. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# latex

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**Who acts:** white milky liquid, Workers, dentist, friend, we, Latex paint · **What happens:** come, use, make, cut, collect, wear · **To what, where:** plants, rubber, rubbery material, liquid, latex, bark

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«latex» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [latex in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/latex.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A white milky liquid that comes from some plants, especially the rubber tree, and is used to make rubber.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:latex:m1:1
# text = A white milky liquid that comes from some plants, especially the rubber tree, and is used to make rubber.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	milky	milky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	rubber	rubber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	advcl	_	_
21	rubber	rubber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | a white milky liquid |  |  | some plants  the rubber tree |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from plant=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **use** | present · passive | a white milky liquid *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V» |
| 3 | **make** | to-infinitive | a white milky liquid *not said here* | rubber |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset rubber=Product |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A rubbery material made from this liquid or made artificially, used for gloves, balloons and paint.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:latex:m2:1
# text = A rubbery material made from this liquid or made artificially, used for gloves, balloons and paint.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	rubbery	rubbery	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
10	artificially	artificially	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	gloves	glove	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	balloons	balloon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | a rubbery material *not said here* |  | this liquid |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from liquid=Material |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | artificially *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | for gloves and balloons and paint | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rubber is made from latex.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:latex:x1:1
# text = Rubber is made from latex.
1	Rubber	rubber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	latex	latex	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Rubber |  | latex |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: subject=Product from latex=Material |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Workers cut the bark of the rubber tree to collect latex.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:latex:x2:1
# text = Workers cut the bark of the rubber tree to collect latex.
1	Workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cut	cut	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bark	bark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	rubber	rubber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	collect	collect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
11	latex	latex	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | present | Workers | the bark of the rubber tree |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset bark=Product |
| 2 | **collect** | to-infinitive | Workers *not said here* | latex |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent latex=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dentist wore latex gloves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:latex:x3:1
# text = The dentist wore latex gloves.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dentist	dentist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	latex	latex	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	gloves	glove	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | the dentist | latex gloves |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent glove=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friend is allergic to latex, so we use foil balloons at her party.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:latex:x4:1
# text = My friend is allergic to latex, so we use foil balloons at her party.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	allergic	allergic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	latex	latex	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
11	foil	foil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	balloons	balloon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My friend |  |  |  |  | to latex; allergic *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | present | we | foil balloons |  | friend's party |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent balloon=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Latex paint is easy to wash off brushes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:latex:x5:1
# text = Latex paint is easy to wash off brushes.
1	Latex	latex	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	wash	wash	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	off	off	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	brushes	brush	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Latex paint |  |  |  |  | easy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **wash off** | to-infinitive | Latex paint *not said here* | brushes |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brush=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dandelion stems also give out a white latex.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:latex:x6:1
# text = Dandelion stems also give out a white latex.
1	Dandelion	dandelion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	stems	stem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	latex	latex	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give out** | present | Dandelion stems | a white latex |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent latex=Theme |

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