cecropia
1.
(
noun
) North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees
Synonyms:
Hyalophora cecropia
,
cecropia moth
Related Words:
saturniid
,
saturniid moth
2.
(
noun
) large genus of tropical American trees that yield a bast fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning; milky juice yields caoutchouc
Synonyms:
genus Cecropia
Related Words:
dicot genus
,
magnoliopsid genus
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