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Webster 1913 Edition


Bombax


Bom′bax

,
Noun.
[LL., cotton. See
Bombast
,
Noun.
]
(Bot.)
A genus of trees, called also the
silkcotton tree
; also, a tree of the genus Bombax.

Definition 2024


Bombax

Bombax

See also: bombax

Translingual

Bombax ceiba tree with fallen seeds

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

bombax

bombax

See also: Bombax

English

Bombax ceiba flower

Noun

bombax (plural bombaxes)

  1. Any member of the genus Bombax of tropical trees in the mallow family.

Synonyms

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βομβάξ (bombáx).

Pronunciation

Interjection

bombax!

  1. indeed! strange! Used to express real or affected surprise.

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