'Ochroma Lagopus' definitions:

Definition of 'Ochroma lagopus'

noun

Forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts [syn: balsa, Ochroma lagopus]

From: GCIDE

Down \Down\, n. [Akin to LG. dune, dun, Icel. d?nn, Sw. dun, Dan. duun, G. daune, cf. D. dons; perh. akin to E. dust.]
1. Fine, soft, hairy outgrowth from the skin or surface of animals or plants, not matted and fleecy like wool; esp.: (a) (Zool.) The soft under feathers of birds. They have short stems with soft rachis and bards and long threadlike barbules, without hooklets. (b) (Bot.) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, as of the thistle. (c) The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear. [1913 Webster]
And the first down begins to shade his face. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
2. That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down [1913 Webster]
When in the down I sink my head, Sleep, Death's twin brother, times my breath. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
Thou bosom softness, down of all my cares! --Southern. [1913 Webster]
Down tree (Bot.), a tree of Central America ({Ochroma Lagopus}), the seeds of which are enveloped in vegetable wool. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

Harefoot \Hare"foot`\ (-f[oo^]t`), n.
1. (Zool.) A long, narrow foot, carried (that is, produced or extending) forward; -- said of dogs. [1913 Webster]
2. (Bot.) A tree (Ochroma Lagopus) of the West Indies, having the stamens united somewhat in the form of a hare's foot. [1913 Webster]
Harefoot clover (Bot.), a species of clover ({Trifolium arvense}) with soft and silky heads. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

Corkwood \Cork"wood`\ (k[^o]rk"w[oo^]d`), n.
1. The wood of the cork oak. [Obs.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. Any one of several trees or shrubs having light or corky wood; esp.: (a) In the United States, the tree Leitneria floridana, a very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in the southeastern US having extremely light wood; -- called also the corkwood tree. (b) In the West Indies: (1) Either of the cotton trees Ochroma lagopus and Pariti tiliaceum. (2) The tree producing the aligator apple. (3) The blolly. [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]