Found 2 items, similar to Ochroma lagopus.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Ochroma lagopus Ochroma lagopus n : forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts [syn: balsa]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ochroma lagopus 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]