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PSEUDOBOMBAX
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tropical American deciduous shrubs or small trees
Synonyms:
genus Pseudobombax; Pseudobombax
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Pseudobombax" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "Pseudobombax"):
Pseudobombax ellipticum; shaving-brush tree (tree of Mexico to Guatemala having densely hairy flowers with long narrow petals clustered at ends of branches before leaves appear)
Holonyms ("Pseudobombax" is a member of...):
Bombacaceae; family Bombacaceae (tropical trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly seeds)