Castilla elastica (Nahuatl) word for rubber was "ulli / olli", from which their word for the ballgame derived), and also their name for the ancient people they associated with the origin of the ballgame, the Olmecs ("olmeca": "rubber people"). The Nahuatl word for the tree of "Castilla elastica" is olicuáhuitl; in Spanish it is known as palo de hule. Caucho, castilloa rubber. Castilla elastica Castilla elastica, the Panama rubber tree, is a tree native to the tropical areas of Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. It was the principal source of latex among the Mesoamerican peoples in pre-Columbian times. The latex
The Word for World Is Forest at interpreting dreams are seen as gods amongst the Athsheans. In the internal chronology of the Hainish universe, the events of "The Word for World is Forest" occur after "The Dispossessed", in which both the ansible and the League of Worlds are unrealised dreams. However, the novel is located prior to "Rocannon's World", in which Terran mindspeech is seen as a distinct possibility. A date of 2368 CE has been suggested by reviewers, although Le Guin provides no direct statement of the date. "The Word for World is Forest" begins from the point of view of Captain Davidson, who is