cecropia peltata

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cecropia peltata - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Trumpetwood \Trump"et*wood`\, n. (Bot.)
     A tropical American tree (Cecropia peltata) of the
     Breadfruit family, having hollow stems, which are used for
     wind instruments; -- called also snakewood, and trumpet tree
     .
     [1913 Webster]

cecropia peltata - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Cecropia peltata
      n 1: tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow
           stems [syn: trumpetwood, trumpet-wood, trumpet tree,
           snake wood, imbauba, Cecropia peltata]