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Definition of silkcotton tree

silkcotton tree
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 silkcotton tree from wikipedia

- Silk-cotton tree is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Bombax ceiba, native to the Asian tropics Ceiba pentandra, native to the American...
- (typical countryside homes) cacata Hispaniolan giant tarantula ceiba silkcotton tree canoa small boat, canoe (canoe is a borrowing derived from canoa) Cibao...
- Portulaca halimoides is a species of purslane known by the common name silkcotton purslane. It is native to the deserts of the southwestern United States...
- Kenya Portulaca guanajuatensis Ocampo – Mexico Portulaca halimoides L. – silkcotton purslane – Central & S. U.S. to Tropical America Portulaca hatschbachii...
- M.G.Gilbert Portulaca guanajuatensis Ocampo Portulaca halimoides L. – silkcotton purslane Portulaca hatschbachii D.Legrand Portulaca hereroensis Schinz...
- moss (Portulaca grandiflora) shrubby purslane (Portulaca suffrutescens) silkcotton purslane (Portulaca halimoides) horned pondweed (Zannic****ia palustris)...