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Definition of Cecropia peltata
1. Noun. Tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow stems.
Exact synonyms: Imbauba, Snake Wood, Trumpet Tree, Trumpet-wood, Trumpetwood
Group relationships: Cecropia, Genus Cecropia
Generic synonyms: Angiospermous Tree, Flowering Tree
Group relationships: Cecropia, Genus Cecropia
Generic synonyms: Angiospermous Tree, Flowering Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cecropia Peltata
Literary usage of Cecropia peltata
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Record of Science and Industry for 1871-78 by Spencer Fullerton Baird (1878)
"... and Cecropia peltata, serving as food for ants, and first mentioned by Mr.
Belt in his " Naturalist in Nicaragua." In Acacia were two kinds of ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... which have a regular arrangement, as in the Walnut, Jessamine, and Cecropia
peltata ; it is then called ..."
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