Bombax
See also: bombax
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek βομβάξ (bombáx, “prodigious”)
Proper noun
Bombax n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – the cotton trees, of tropical and subtropical environments in the Old World and Australia.
Usage notes
- Formerly included species now in genus Ceiba.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Malvales - order; Malvaceae - family; Bombacoideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Bombax ceiba - type species; Bombax buonopozense, Bombax costatum, Bombax insigne, Bombax mossambicense - species; for species formerly included see Bombax at The Plant List
References
Bombax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Bombax on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Bombax on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Bombax at USDA Plants database
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