ceiba
ceiba · ceibas · ceiba
Any tree of the genus Ceiba, the best-known of which is Ceiba pentandraAny tree of the genus Ceiba, the best-known of which is Ceiba pentandra.
Meaning
2 sensesAny tree of the genus Ceiba, the best-known of which is Ceiba pentandra.
The silk-cotton tree, Bombax ceiba.
More definitions
- tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers
Origin
Borrowed from Spanish ceiba.Borrowed from Spanish ceiba.
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Forms
plural: ceibas / ceibaSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers:genus Ceiba
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedceibo
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular