 kapok |
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| 1. | [ noun ] from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation | |
| Synonyms: | vegetable_silk silk_cotton | |
| Related terms: | plant_fiber red_silk_cotton padding | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (botany) 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: | silk-cotton_tree white_silk-cotton_tree Bombay_ceiba God_tree Ceiba_pentandra ceiba_tree | |
| Related terms: | angiospermous_tree | |
| Similar spelling: |
Kafka kapuka Kappes |
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