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"
- born
- born and bred
- born down
- born leader
- born of necessity
- born on
- born out
- born out of
- born out of wedlock
- born too late
- born up
- born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
- born-again
- born/natural leader
- Borna disease
- bornane
- borne
- borne (down on)
- borne (down)
- borne a hand
- borne down
- borne down on
- borne fruit
- borne on
- borne out