Bombax, genus Bombax
(noun) trees of chiefly South America
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bombax (plural bombaxes)
Any member of the genus Bombax of tropical trees in the mallow family.
• (tree in Bombax): cotton tree
Source: Wiktionary
Bom"bax, n. Etym: [LL., cotton. See Bombast, n.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of trees, called also the silkcotton tree; also, a tree of the genus Bombax.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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