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Meaning of CECROPIA

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees
  2. [n]  large genus of tropical American trees that yield a bast fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning; milky juice yields caoutchouc
 
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 Synonyms: cecropia moth, genus Cecropia, Hyalophora cecropia
 
 See Also: Cecropia peltata, Cecropiaceae, dicot genus, family Cecropiaceae, imbauba, magnoliopsid genus, saturniid, saturniid moth, snake wood, trumpet tree, trumpetwood

 

 

 

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