genus cecropia

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   large genus of tropical American trees that yield a bast fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning; milky juice yields caoutchouc

   SynonymsCecropia

   Broaderdicot genus

   Part ofCecropiaceae

Questions about genus cecropia

What does genus cecropia mean?

genus cecropia means "large genus of tropical American trees that yield a bast fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning; milky juice yields caoutchouc".

What is another word for genus cecropia?

Close synonyms include Cecropia. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus cecropia a common word?

genus cecropia is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.