Definition of Genus Ochroma

1. Noun. One species: balsa.

Exact synonyms: Ochroma
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Bombacaceae, Family Bombacaceae
Member holonyms: Balsa, Ochroma Lagopus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Ochroma

genus Nuytsia
genus Nyctaginia
genus Nyctereutes
genus Nycticebus
genus Nycticorax
genus Nyctimene
genus Nymphaea
genus Nymphalis
genus Nymphicus
genus Nypa
genus Nyssa
genus Oceanites
genus Ochna
genus Ochotona
genus Ochroma (current term)
genus Ocimum
genus Octopus
genus Ocyurus
genus Odobenus
genus Odocoileus
genus Odontaspis
genus Odontoglossum
genus Odontophorus
genus Oecanthus
genus Oedogonium
genus Oenanthe
genus Oenothera
genus Oestrus
genus Okapia

Literary usage of Genus Ochroma

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Applied and Economic Botany: Especially Adapted for the Use of Students in by Henry Kraemer (1914)
"A gum is obtained from Bombax malabaricum, and mucilage is contained in the genus Ochroma and several species of ..."

2. Applied and Economic Botany for Students in Technical and Agricultural by Henry Kraemer (1916)
"A gum is obtained from Bombax malabaricum, and mucilage is contained in the genus Ochroma and several species of Bombax. The root of Bombax malabaricum ..."

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