bom|bax family

bom|bax family
bom|bax family «BOM baks»,
a group of dicotyledonous, tropical trees having a dry or fleshy fruit containing seeds which, in various species, are enveloped by a silky down or fiber. The family includes the silk-cotton tree, balsa, baobab, and sour gourd.
╂[< New Latin Bombax a typical genus of this family < Medieval Latin bombax cotton; see etym. under bombast (Cf. ↑bombast)]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • bombax family — bom′bax fam ily [[t]ˈbɒm bæks[/t]] n. a family, Bombacaceae, of tropical trees with palmate leaves, often showy flowers, and dry fruit with a woody pulp: includes the balsa, baobab, and the silk cotton tree • Etymology: < NL (Linnaeus): the… …   From formal English to slang

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