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Bombax
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bombax
Translingual
thumb|Bombax ceiba tree with fallen seeds
Etymology
mul la-new -, from mul grc βομβάξ prodigious.
Proper noun
1 n
genus family Malvaceae cotton tree s, of tropical and subtropical environments in the Old World and Australia
Usage notes
Formerly included species now in genera Ceiba genus, Pseudobombax genus, Pachira genus, Eriotheca genus, Pochota genus, Rhodognaphalon genus, Cochlospermum genus, etc.
Hypernyms
genus ; Bombacoideae subfamily - subfamily
Hyponyms
genus Bombax ceiba species - type species; Bombax buonopozense species, Bombax costatum species, Bombax insigne species, Bombax mossambicense species - species; for species formerly included see 331412-2
Derived terms
Pseudobombax genus
References
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BOMBA
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genus 1565
331412-2