silk_wood
1. [ noun ] (botany) a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves
Synonyms: calabur_tree calabura silkwood Muntingia_calabura Jamaican_cherry
Related terms: tree Muntingia
Similar spelling:   silkwood
  silkweed
  silk_cotton