apedom

[Eng. ape; -dom.] Apes collectively; the condition of being an ape. ( De Quincey: Autob. Sketches, i. 87.) *a-pē'ek, adv. [APEAK.] a pêi bạ, s . [Brazilian name.] A genus of plants belonging to the order Tiliaceæ (Linden blooms). There are twelve species from the hotter parts of America. Apeiba Petoumo , in Panama called cortega, is used for making cordage, and A. Tibourbou is employed in the construction of the raft-boats called in Brazil jangadas. (Treas. of Bot .)