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bombax

bombax noun: any member of the genus Bombax of tropical trees in the mallow family.

bombax: any member of the genus Bombax of tropical trees in the mallow family
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Noun

bombax (plural bombaxes)

  1. Any member of the genus Bombax of tropical trees in the mallow family.
    Synonyms:
    cotton tree

Synonyms of bombax

  • cotton tree

Forms of bombax

pluralbombaxes

Origin of bombax

Borrowed from Latin [Term?].

Questions about bombax

What does bombax mean?
Bombax means any member of the genus Bombax of tropical trees in the mallow family.
What part of speech is bombax?
Bombax is a noun.
What is the plural of bombax?
The plural of bombax is bombaxes.

Words near bombax in the dictionary

  1. bombastiloquent
  2. bombasting
  3. bombastious
  4. bombastry
  5. bombasts
  6. bombax
  7. bombaxes
  8. Bombay
  9. Bombay Beach
  10. Bombay blood
  11. Bombay cat

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