ceiba tree

/ˈseɪbə tri/

Other forms: ceiba trees

Definitions of ceiba tree

1. noun

   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, kapok, silk-cotton tree, white silk-cotton tree

   type of:

   angiospermous tree, flowering tree

   any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary