1. (noun) kapok, silk cotton, vegetable silk
a plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation
Synonyms: kapok, ceiba tree, silk-cotton tree, silk cotton, vegetable silk, white silk-cotton tree
2. (noun) kapok, ceiba tree, silk-cotton tree, white silk-cotton tree, Bombay ceiba, God tree, Ceiba pentandra
massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber
Synonyms: kapok, ceiba tree, silk-cotton tree, silk cotton, vegetable silk, white silk-cotton tree
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