bombacaceous

Questions

What does bombacaceous mean?

Belonging to the now disused family Bombacaceae (now the much-reduced subfamily Bombacoideae in Malvaceae).

Where does bombacaceous come from?

Bombacaceae + -ous

How to pronounce bombacaceous

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