HyperDic: bombax_ceiba

English > 1 sense of the expression Bombax ceiba:
NOUNplantBombax ceiba, red silk-cotton tree, simal, Bombax malabaricaEast Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok
English > Bombax ceiba: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningEast Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok.
Synonymsred silk-cotton tree, simal, Bombax malabarica
Member ofBombax, genus BombaxTrees of chiefly South America
BroadertreeA tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown
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