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