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单词 bombacaceous
释义

bombacaceous

[ bom-buh-key-shuhs ]
/ ˌbɒm bəˈkeɪ ʃəs /

adjective

belonging to the Bombacaceae, the bombax family of plants.
Compare bombax family.

Origin of bombacaceous

1860–65; <New Latin Bombacace(ae) name of the family (see bombax family, -aceae) + -ous

Words nearby bombacaceous

Bolzano, Bolzano-Weierstrass theorem, Boma, Bomarc, bomb, bombacaceous, bombard, bombarde, bombardier, bombardier beetle, bombardon
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British Dictionary definitions for bombacaceous

bombacaceous
/ (ˌbɒmbəˈkeɪʃəs) /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Bombacaceae, a family of tropical trees, including the kapok tree and baobab, that have very thick stems, often with water-storing tissue

Word Origin for bombacaceous

C19: from New Latin Bombācāceae, from Medieval Latin bombāx cotton, from Latin bombyx silkworm, silk, from Greek bombux
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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