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kapok

DEFINITIONS OF: kapok

1

n 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:
Bombay ceiba, Ceiba pentandra, God tree, ceiba tree, silk-cotton tree, white silk-cotton tree
Type of:
angiospermous tree, flowering tree
any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary

n a plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation

Synonyms:
silk cotton, vegetable silk
Type of:
plant fiber, plant fibre
fiber derived from plants
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