bombay : Idioms & Phrases


bombay ceiba

  • noun massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber
    Ceiba pentandra; God tree; kapok; silk-cotton tree; white silk-cotton tree; ceiba tree.
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bombay hemp

  • noun valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation
    kanaf; Hibiscus cannabinus; bimli; deccan hemp; Indian hemp; kenaf; bimli hemp.
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