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Ochroma

noun

one species: balsa

• Syn: ↑genus Ochroma

• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Bombacaceae, ↑family Bombacaceae

• Member Meronyms: ↑balsa, ↑Ochroma lagopus

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\\äˈkrōmə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ōchrōma pallor, from ōchros yellow, pale

: a genus of tropical American trees (family Bombacaceae) having very light wood and seeds enveloped in silky floss — see balsa

Useful english dictionary. 2012.