Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bombax

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables: bom-bax
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the genus Bombax of tropical trees in the mallow family.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin [Term?].

Origin

Source language: Latin

Inflected Forms

bombaxes (plural)

Synonyms

cotton tree

Questions

What does bombax mean?: Any member of the genus Bombax of tropical trees in the mallow family.
Where does bombax come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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