CECROPIA


Meaning of CECROPIA in English

[ sɪ'krəʊpɪə ]

■ noun

1》 a fast-growing tropical American tree. [Genus Cecropia .]

2》 (also ~ moth ) a very large reddish-brown North American silk moth. [ Platysamia ~ .]

Origin

C19: mod. L., from the name Cecrops , a king of Attica.

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