kapok | ||
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 |