Bombax

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See also: bombax

Translingual

Bombax ceiba tree with fallen seeds

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek βομβάξ (bombáx, prodigious)

Proper noun

Bombax n

  1. 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

Hyponyms

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