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OCHROMA LAGOPUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ochroma lagopus mean?
• OCHROMA LAGOPUS (noun)
The noun OCHROMA LAGOPUS has 1 sense:
1. forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts
Familiarity information: OCHROMA LAGOPUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
balsa; Ochroma lagopus
Hypernyms ("Ochroma lagopus" is a kind of...):
angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)
Meronyms (substance of "Ochroma lagopus"):
balsa; balsa wood (strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats)
Holonyms ("Ochroma lagopus" is a member of...):
genus Ochroma; Ochroma (one species: balsa)
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