(n)tree of Mexico to Guatemala having densely hairy flowers with long narrow petals clustered at ends of branches before leaves appear, Syn.Pseudobombax ellipticum
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‖n. [ LL., cotton. See Bombast, n. ] (Bot.) A genus of trees, called also the silkcotton tree; also, a tree of the genus Bombax. [ 1913 Webster ]