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bombax (bŏm`băks), common name for the Bombacaceae, a family of deciduous trees, often tall and with unusually thick trunks, found chiefly in the American tropics. The family includes many commercially important members, e.g., the baobab baobab (bä`ōbăb', bā`ō–), gigantic tree of India and Africa, exceeded in trunk diameter only by the sequoia. ..... Click the link for more information. ; the balsa, or corkwood (Ochroma lagopus), which yields the lightest lumber in the world; and the kapok kapok (kā`pŏk, kăp`ək) ..... Click the link for more information. and several species of the genera Bombax and Ceriba whose seed fibers are used as filling material. The Bombacaceae are classified in the division Magnoliophyta Magnoliophyta (măg'nōlēŏf`ətə) ..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Malvales. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He points to the Bombax Elipticum and says it takes 10 years for the trunk of this tree to go from 1 inch to 1 foot in diameter. |
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