ochroma lagopus

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in craftsSynonyms: balsaOchroma lagopus
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Harefoot \Hare"foot`\ (-f[oo^]t`), n.

1.(Zool.) A long, narrow foot, carried (that is, produced or extending) forward; -- said of dogs. [1913 Webster]

2.(Bot.) A tree (Ochroma Lagopus) of the West Indies, having the stamens united somewhat in the form of a hare's foot. [1913 Webster]

Harefoot clover (Bot.), a species of clover (Trifolium arvense) with soft and silky heads. [1913 Webster]


Corkwood \Cork"wood`\ (k[^o]rk"w[oo^]d`), n.

1.The wood of the cork oak. [Obs.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2.Any one of several trees or shrubs having light or corky wood; esp.: (a) In the United States, the tree Leitneria floridana, a very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in the southeastern US having extremely light wood; -- called also the corkwood tree. (b) In the West Indies: (1) Either of the cotton trees Ochroma lagopus and Pariti tiliaceum. (2) The tree producing the aligator apple. (3) The blolly. [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]


Down \Down\, n. [Akin to LG. dune, dun, Icel. d?nn, Sw. dun, Dan. duun, G. daune, cf. D. dons; perh. akin to E. dust.]

1.Fine, soft, hairy outgrowth from the skin or surface of animals or plants, not matted and fleecy like wool; esp.: (a) (Zool.) The soft under feathers of birds. They have short stems with soft rachis and bards and long threadlike barbules, without hooklets. (b) (Bot.) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, as of the thistle. (c) The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear. [1913 Webster]

And the first down begins to shade his face.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

2.That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down [1913 Webster]

When in the down I sink my head, Sleep, Death's twin brother, times my breath.— Tennyson.[1913 Webster]
Thou bosom softness, down of all my cares!— Southern.[1913 Webster]

Down tree (Bot.), a tree of Central America (Ochroma Lagopus), the seeds of which are enveloped in vegetable wool. [1913 Webster]

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