noun
large genus of tropical American trees that yield a bast fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning; milky juice yields caoutchouc
• Syn: ↑Cecropia
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cecropiaceae, ↑family Cecropiaceae
• Member Meronyms: ↑trumpetwood, ↑trumpet-wood, ↑trumpet tree, ↑snake wood, ↑imbauba, ↑Cecropia peltata
Useful english dictionary. 2012.