"bombaceous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more bombaceous [comparative], most bombaceous [superlative]
Etymology: From translingual Bombacoideae + -ous. Etymology templates: {{af|en|mul:Bombacoideae|-ous}} translingual Bombacoideae + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} bombaceous (comparative more bombaceous, superlative most bombaceous)
  1. (botany, relational) Of the family Bombacoideae (a sub-family of Malvaceae) Tags: relational Categories (topical): Botany
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