BOMBAX
Bom"bax, n. Etym: [LL., cotton. See Bombast, n.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of trees, called also the silkcotton tree; also, a tree of the genus Bombax.
BOMBAZET; BOMBAZETTE
Bom`ba*zet" Bom`ba*zette", n. Etym: [Cf. Bombazine.]
Defn: A sort of thin woolen cloth. It is of various colors, and may be plain or twilled.
BOMBAZINE Bom`ba*zine", n. Etym: [F. bombasin, LL. bombacinium, bambacinium, L. bombycinus silken, bombycinum a silk or cotton texture, fr. bombyx silk, silkworm, Gr. . Cf. Bombast, Bombycinous.]
Defn: A twilled fabric for dresses, of which the warp is silk, and the weft worsted. Black bombazine has been much used for mourning garments. [Sometimes spelt bombasin, and bombasine.] Tomlinson.
BOMBIC
Bom"bic, a. Etym: [L. bombyx silk, silkworm: cf. F. bombique.]
Defn: Pertaining to, or obtained from, the silkworm; as, bombic acid.
BOMBILATE Bom"bi*late, v. i. Etym: [LL. bombilare, for L. bombitare. See Bomb, n.]
Defn: To hum; to buzz. [R.]