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cecropia
(encz) | cecropia, n: |
cecropia
(wn) | Cecropia
n 1: 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, genus Cecropia]
2: North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of
forest trees [syn: cecropia, cecropia moth, {Hyalophora
cecropia}] |
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cecropia moth
(encz) | cecropia moth, n: |
Cecropia peltata
(gcide) | Trumpetwood \Trump"et*wood`\, n. (Bot.)
A tropical American tree (Cecropia peltata) of the
Breadfruit family, having hollow stems, which are used for
wind instruments; -- called also snakewood, and {trumpet
tree}.
[1913 Webster] |
Cecropiaceae
(gcide) | Cecropiaceae \Cecropiaceae\ prop. n.
A natural family of insects, in some classifications included
in family Moraceae.
Syn: family Cecropiaceae.
[WordNet 1.5] |
Platysamia cecropia
(gcide) | Emperor \Em"per*or\, n. [OF. empereor, empereour, F. empereur,
L. imperator, fr. imperare to command; in in + parare to
prepare, order. See Parade, and cf. Imperative,
Empress.]
The sovereign or supreme monarch of an empire; -- a title of
dignity superior to that of king; as, the emperor of Germany
or of Austria; the emperor or Czar of Russia.
[1913 Webster]
Emperor goose (Zo["o]l.), a large and handsome goose
(Philacte canagica), found in Alaska.
Emperor moth (Zo["o]l.), one of several large and beautiful
bombycid moths, with transparent spots on the wings; as
the American Cecropia moth (Platysamia cecropia), and
the European species (Saturnia pavonia).
Emperor paper. See under Paper.
Purple emperor (Zo["o]l.), a large, strong British
butterfly (Apatura iris).
[1913 Webster] |
cecropia moth
(wn) | cecropia moth
n 1: North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of
forest trees [syn: cecropia, cecropia moth, {Hyalophora
cecropia}] |
cecropia peltata
(wn) | Cecropia peltata
n 1: tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow
stems [syn: trumpetwood, trumpet-wood, trumpet tree,
snake wood, imbauba, Cecropia peltata] |
cecropiaceae
(wn) | Cecropiaceae
n 1: in some classifications included in family Moraceae [syn:
Cecropiaceae, family Cecropiaceae] |
family cecropiaceae
(wn) | family Cecropiaceae
n 1: in some classifications included in family Moraceae [syn:
Cecropiaceae, family Cecropiaceae] |
genus cecropia
(wn) | genus Cecropia
n 1: 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, genus Cecropia] |
hyalophora cecropia
(wn) | Hyalophora cecropia
n 1: North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of
forest trees [syn: cecropia, cecropia moth, {Hyalophora
cecropia}] |
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