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[ noun ]
forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts
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Harefoot \Hare"foot`\ (-f[oo^]t`), n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) A long, narrow foot, carried (that is, produced
or extending) forward; -- said of dogs.

2. (Bot.) A tree ({Ochroma Lagopus}) of the West Indies,
having the stamens united somewhat in the form of a hare's
foot.

{Harefoot clover} (Bot.), a species of clover ({Trifolium
arvense}) with soft and silky heads.


Down \Down\, n. [Akin to LG. dune, dun, Icel. d?nn, Sw. dun,
Dan. duun, G. daune, cf. D. dons; perh. akin to E. dust.]
1. Fine, soft, hairy outgrowth from the skin or surface of
animals or plants, not matted and fleecy like wool; esp.:
(a) (Zo["o]l.) The soft under feathers of birds. They have
short stems with soft rachis and bards and long
threadlike barbules, without hooklets.
(b) (Bot.) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or
envelope of the seeds of certain plants, as of the
thistle.
(c) The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.

And the first down begins to shade his face.
--Dryden.

2. That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which
affords ease and repose, like a bed of down

When in the down I sink my head,
Sleep, Death's twin brother, times my breath.
--Tennyson.

Thou bosom softness, down of all my cares!
--Southern.

{Down tree} (Bot.), a tree of Central America ({Ochroma
Lagopus}), the seeds of which are enveloped in vegetable
wool.

Corkwood \Cork"wood`\ (k[^o]rk"w[oo^]d`), n.
1. The wood of the cork oak. [Obs.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. Any one of several trees or shrubs having light or corky
wood; esp.:
(a) In the United States, the tree {Leitneria floridana},
a very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp
habitats in the southeastern US having extremely light
wood; -- called also the {corkwood tree}.
(b) In the West Indies: (1) Either of the cotton trees
{Ochroma lagopus} and {Pariti tiliaceum}. (2) The tree
producing the aligator apple. (3) The blolly.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]