Meaning of BOMBAX
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| | Definition: | | [n] trees of chiefly South America |
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Bombax |
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| | See Also: | | Bombacaceae, Bombax ceiba, Bombax malabarica, dilleniid dicot genus, family Bombacaceae, red silk-cotton tree, simal | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bom"bax\, n. [LL., cotton. See {Bombast}, n.] (Bot.)
A genus of trees, called also the {silkcotton tree}; also, a
tree of the genus Bombax.
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