Cecropia
n 1: large genus of tropical American trees that yield a bast
fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning; milky
juice yields caoutchouc [syn: {Cecropia}, {genus Cecropia}]
2: North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of
forest trees [syn: {cecropia}, {cecropia moth}, {Hyalophora
cecropia}]