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Princeton's WordNet
Cecropia, genus Cecropianoun
large genus of tropical American trees that yield a bast fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning; milky juice yields caoutchouc
cecropia, cecropia moth, Hyalophora cecropianoun
North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees
Wiktionary
cecropianoun
A silkworm moth, Hyalophora cecropia, native to North America, having red white and black markings
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cecropia
Cecropia is a genus of about 61 species of large, woody trees and shrubs native to the tropical forests of the Americas. They are known for their distinctive, umbrella-shaped foliage and are also known as 'umbrella trees'. Some species are an important food source for various animals, and a few, particularly the silk moth's host plant, Cecropia peltata, have significance in human economy and medicine.
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Cecropia
Cecropia is a Neotropical genus consisting of sixty-one recognized species with a highly distinctive lineage of dioecious trees. The genus consists of pioneer trees in the more or less humid parts of the Neotropics, with the majority of the species being myrmecophytic. Berg and Rosselli state that the genus is characterized by some unusual traits: spathes fully enclosing the flower-bearing parts of the inflorescences until anthesis, patches of dense indumentums producing Mullerian at the base of the petiole, and anthers becoming detached at anthesis. Cecropia is most studied for its ecological role and association with ants. Its classification is controversial; in the past it has been placed in the Cecropiaceae, Moraceae, or Urticaceae. The modern Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system places the "cecropiacean" group in the Urticaceae. The genus is native to the American tropics, where it is one of the most recognizable components of the rainforest. The genus is named after Cecrops I, the mythical first king of Athens. Common local names include yarumo or yagrumo, or more specifically yagrumo hembra to distinguish them from the similar-looking but unrelated Schefflera. In English, these trees are occasionally called pumpwoods or simply Cecropias. Spanish-speaking countries in Central American, Mexico, the Caribbean, Colombia and Ecuador commonly use the vernacular name, “guarumo”.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cecropia in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cecropia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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