English Explanatory Dictionary

ceiba

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any tree of the genus Ceiba, the best-known of which is Ceiba pentandra.
  2. The silk-cotton tree, Bombax ceiba.
name
  1. A place name:
  2. A town and municipality in north-east Puerto Rico, named after the Ceiba tree genus.
  3. A barrio in Cidra municipality, Puerto Rico.
  4. A barrio in Las Piedras municipality, Puerto Rico.
  5. A barrio in Vega Baja municipality, Puerto Rico.

Word forms

ceiba ceibas

Etymology

From Spanish ceiba.

Related words

ceibo Mercedes La Ceiba
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