bombax

See also: Bombax

English

Bombax ceiba flower

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin [Term?]

Noun

bombax (plural bombaxes)

Any member of the genus Bombax of tropical trees in the mallow family.

Synonyms

(tree in Bombax): cotton tree

See also

bombax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
bombax on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βομβάξ (bombáx).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbom.baks/, [ˈbɔm.baks]

Interjection

bombax

indeed! strange! Used to express real or affected surprise.

References

bombax in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
bombax in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
bombax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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