bombax family
[ bom-baks ]
/ ˈbɒm bæks /
noun
the plant family Bombacaceae, typified by tropical deciduous trees having palmate leaves, large and often showy solitary or clustered flowers, and dry fruit with a woolly pulp, and including the baobab and silk-cotton tree.
Origin of bombax family
< New Latin (Linnaeus): the silk-cotton tree genus; Medieval Latin: silk, cotton, alteration of Latin
bombȳx silkworm, silk < Greek
bómbȳx silkworm; see
bombycid
Words nearby bombax family
bombardier beetle,
bombardon,
bombasine,
bombast,
bombastic,
bombax family,
bombay,
bombay duck,
bombay hills,
bombazine,
bombe