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ceibaenUK
cei·ba C0184500 (sā′bə)n. See kapok tree.
[Spanish, probably of Taíno origin.]ceiba (ˈseɪbə) n1. (Plants) any bombacaceous tropical tree of the genus Ceiba, such as the silk-cotton tree2. (Textiles) silk cotton; kapok[C19: from New Latin, from Spanish, of Arawak origin]cei•ba (ˈseɪ bə or, for 2, ˈsaɪ-)
n., pl. -bas. 1. a silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra. 2. silk cotton; kapok. [1805–15; < Sp < Taino ceyba or a cognate in another Arawakan language] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Ceiba - tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowersgenus Ceibadilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbsBombacaceae, family Bombacaceae - tropical trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly seeds |
TranslationsCeibaenUK
ceiba[′sā·bə] (botany) kapok Ceiba (Ceiba pentandra), a tree of the family Bombaceae that grows in tropical America. The fruits yield kapok. The ceiba is cultivated in the tropical countries of both hemispheres. CeibaenUK
Related to Ceiba: Ceiba pentandraSynonyms for Ceibanoun tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowersSynonymsRelated Words- dilleniid dicot genus
- Bombacaceae
- family Bombacaceae
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