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Definition of Bombax

Bombax
Bombax Bom"bax, n. [LL., cotton. See Bombast, n.] (Bot.) A genus of trees, called also the silkcotton tree; also, a tree of the genus Bombax.

Meaning of Bombax from wikipedia

- Bombax is a genus of mainly tropical trees in the mallow family. They are native to western Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and the subtropical...
- Bombax ceiba, like other trees of the genus Bombax, is commonly known as cotton tree. More specifically, it is sometimes known as Malabar silk-cotton tree;...
- known in English as kapok, a Malay-derived name which originally applied to Bombax ceiba, a native of tropical Asia. In Spanish-speaking countries the tree...
- Binomial name Cochlospermum religiosum (L.) Alston Synonyms List Bombax gossypium L. Bombax religiosum L. Cochlospermum bali**** Boerl. Cochlospermum gossypium...
- Bombax buonopozense, commonly known as the Gold Coast bombax or red-flowered silk cotton tree, is a tree in the mallow family. It is also known in the...
- Bombax anceps is a tree species now in the Malvaceae that was described by Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre from its range in Indochina. The subspecies B. a...
- Bombax costatum is a tree usually reaching a height of 5 – 15 m. It flowers in the dry season before the leaves appear. Its distribution is restricted...
- Malvaceae Genus: Pachira Species: P. glabra Binomial name Pachira glabra Pasq. Synonyms Bombacopsis glabra (Pasq.) Robyns Bombax glabrum (Pasq.) A.Robyns...
- the fine fibres from the fruit of the kapok tree Ceiba pentandra in the bombax family Bombacaceae. Kapok is a fibrous material classified along with cotton...
- Malvaceae Genus: Pachira Species: P. aquatica Binomial name Pachira aquatica Aubl. Synonyms Carolinea macrocarpa Bombax macrocarpum Pachira macrocarpa...