cecropia

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cecropia - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Cecropia
      n 1: large genus of tropical American trees that yield a bast
           fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning; milky
           juice yields caoutchouc [syn: Cecropia, genus Cecropia]
      2: North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of
         forest trees [syn: cecropia, cecropia moth, Hyalophora   cecropia
         ]