WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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]