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Definition of Ochroma lagopus
1. Noun. Forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts.
Group relationships: Genus Ochroma, Ochroma
Terms within: Balsa, Balsa Wood
Generic synonyms: Angiospermous Tree, Flowering Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ochroma Lagopus
Literary usage of Ochroma lagopus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Textile Fibres: Their Physical, Microscopical and Chemical Properties by Joseph Merritt Matthews (1913)
"Vegetable down from ochroma lagopus (see Fig. 134). (6) Raw fibre, yellowish,
thin-walled, walls very uneven in thickness; frequently weakly developed ..."
2. The Textile Fibres: Their Physical, Microscopical, and Chemical Properties by Joseph Merritt Matthews (1904)
"The Edredon vegetal and Pattes de lievre of the French trade are products of
ochroma lagopus. The Quote vt?gt!tal is a mixture of Bombax, Ochroma, ..."
3. The Microscopy of Technical Products by Thomas Franz Hanausek (1907)
"The deep-brown wool of ochroma lagopus Sw. (Fig. 58) consists of moderately
thick-walled hairs ... Vegetable Down from ochroma lagopus. (T. !•'. HANAUSEK. ..."
4. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Herald During the Years 1845-1851, Under by Berthold Seemann (1853)
"The wood of the Salsa (ochroma lagopus, Swartz), being soft and light, like cork,
is used for stopping bottles: the never-sinking rafts, which, ..."
5. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany by Sir William Jackson Hooker (1855)
"Nest of the "Doctor Humming Bird," made of the silk cotton of ochroma lagopus, L.
(H. Battcock, Esq.) Durion or Durian Fruit. Durio Zibethinus, L. Malay ..."
6. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"ochroma lagopus is also called down- tree, or cork-wood, on account of its light
porous wood. SILK-WEED. See ASCLEPIAS. SILKWORM-GUT, a substance prepared ..."
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