KAPOK

kapok, ceiba tree, silk-cotton tree, white silk-cotton tree, Bombay ceiba, God tree, Ceiba pentandra

(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

kapok, silk cotton, vegetable silk

(noun) a plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

kapok (countable and uncountable, plural kapoks)

A silky fibre obtained from the silk-cotton tree used for insulation and stuffing for pillows, mattresses, etc.

Anagrams

• Kopka

Source: Wiktionary


Ka*pok", n. [Prob. fr. the native name.] (Bot.)

Definition: A silky wool derived from the seeds of Ceiba pentandra (syn. Eriodendron anfractuosum), a bombaceous tree of the East and West Indies.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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