red silk-cotton tree

Definitions of red silk-cotton tree
  1. noun
    East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok
    synonyms: Bombax ceiba, Bombax malabarica, simal
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    type of:
    tree
    a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
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