Bombax
Pronunciation : Bom"bax
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [LL., cotton. See Bombast, n.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: A genus of trees, called also the silkcotton tree; also, a tree of the genus Bombax.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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