1. cecropia(n = noun.plant) genus cecropia - large genus of tropical American trees that yield a bast fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning; milky juice yields caoutchouc;
is a kind of dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus
is a member of cecropiaceae, family cecropiaceae
2. cecropia(n = noun.animal) cecropia moth, hyalophora cecropia - North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees;
is a kind of saturniid, saturniid moth
cecropia moth, cecropia peltata, genus cecropia, hyalophora cecropia