bombax

See also: Bombax

Contents

EnglishEdit

Bombax ceiba flower

EtymologyEdit

From Latin

NounEdit

bombax ‎(plural bombaxes)

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

SynonymsEdit

• (tree in Bombax): cotton tree

See alsoEdit

• Bombax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bombax on Wikispecies. Wikispecies

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LatinEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek βομβάξ ‎(bombáx).

PronunciationEdit

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbom.baks/

InterjectionEdit

bombax!

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

ReferencesEdit

• bombax in Charlton T. Lewis & 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 Félix Gaffiot (1934), Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.