Bombax

·noun A genus of trees, called also the silkcotton tree; also, a tree of the genus Bombax.

bombax
bombax, interj., = βομβάξ (v. Eustath. Od. p. 1718, a), an exclamation of real or affected surprise,...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.