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bombacáceo , a . ( Of Bombax , a genus of plants). 1. adj. Bot. Says the trees and dicotiledonous tropical shrubs with alternate leaves usually palmately, axillary flowers in raceme or panicle, various fruit and seed frequently covered with wool or pulp; e.g., baobab. U t. c. s. f. 2. f. pl. Bot. These plant family. O RTOGR. ESCR. with may. initial.