» cecropia
Noun (2 meanings)
1. large genus of tropical American trees that yield a bast fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning; milky juice yields caoutchouc.
cecropia is a type of:
- dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus (noun) - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
cecropia is a member of:
- Cecropiaceae, family Cecropiaceae (noun) - in some classifications included in family Moraceae
members of cecropia:
- trumpetwood, trumpet-wood, trumpet tree, snake wood, imbauba, Cecropia peltata (noun) - tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow stems
2. North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees.
cecropia is a type of:
- saturniid, saturniid moth (noun) - large brightly colored and usually tropical moth