bombax
noun
bom·bax
ˈbämˌbaks
1
capitalized : a large genus of trees (family Bombacaceae) chiefly of South America, a few of India, and one of Africa having digitate leaves and showy white or scarlet flowers compare ceiba
2
plural -es : any tree of the genus Bombax
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin (Linnaeus), going back to Medieval Latin bambax, bombax "cotton plant, cotton fiber"