Definition of Bombacaceae
:a widely distributed family of tropical trees (order Malvales) with palmate leaves and large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly seeds
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Bombacaceae
plural noun
Bom·ba·ca·ce·ae
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ˌbämbəˈkāsēˌē
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