» genus cecropia
Noun (1 meaning)
1. large genus of tropical American trees that yield a bast fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning; milky juice yields caoutchouc.
genus 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
genus cecropia is a member of:
- Cecropiaceae, family Cecropiaceae (noun) - in some classifications included in family Moraceae
members of genus cecropia:
- trumpetwood, trumpet-wood, trumpet tree, snake wood, imbauba, Cecropia peltata (noun) - tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow stems