CEIBA

Ceiba, genus Ceiba

(noun) tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ceiba (plural ceibas or ceiba)

Any tree of the species in genus Ceiba

The silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba).

Source: Wiktionary



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