HyperDic: genus_cecropia

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Cecropia:
NOUNplantgenus Cecropia, Cecropialarge genus of tropical American trees that yield a bast fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning
English > genus Cecropia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninglarge genus of tropical American trees that yield a bast fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning; milky juice yields caoutchouc.
SynonymCecropia
Member ofCecropiaceae, family CecropiaceaeIn some classifications included in family Moraceae
Memberstrumpetwood, trumpet-wood, trumpet tree, snake wood, imbauba, Cecropia peltataTropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow stems
Broaderdicot genus, magnoliopsid genusgenus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
Spanishcecropia, genus cecropia
Catalancecropia, genus cecropia

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