cecropia

Nouns

  • (n) large genus of tropical American trees that yield a bast fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning; milky juice yields caoutchouc genus Cecropia,
  • (n) North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees cecropia moth, Hyalophora cecropia,

Synonyms

genus Cecropia cecropia moth Hyalophora cecropia

Words of close approximity

Cecropiaceae cecropia moth Cecropia peltata