Ochroma lagopus : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Ochroma lagopus	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Ochroma lagopus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ochroma lagopus n forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts Synonym(s): balsa, Ochroma lagopus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Corkwood \Cork"wood`\ (k[ocir]rk"w[oocr]d`), n. 1. The wood of the cork oak. [Obs.] 2. Any one of several trees or shrubs having light or corky wood; esp.: (a) In the United States, the tree {Leitneria floridana}. (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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Down tree} (Bot.), a tree of Central America ({Ochroma Lagopus}), the seeds of which are enveloped in vegetable wool.