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Bombax

Bombax Meaning & Definition
Bombax Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bombax?

[n] trees of chiefly South America

Synonyms | Synonyms for Bombax: genus Bombax

Related Terms | Find terms related to Bombax:

See Also | Bombacaceae | Bombax ceiba | Bombax malabarica | dilleniid dicot genus | family Bombacaceae | red silk-cotton tree | simal

Bombax In Webster's Dictionary

\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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