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Kapok

noun
1.
A plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation.  Synonyms: silk cotton, vegetable silk.
2.
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: Bombay ceiba, Ceiba pentandra, ceiba tree, God tree, silk-cotton tree, white silk-cotton tree.





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Words linked to "Kapok" :   white silk-cotton tree, padding, flowering tree, plant fibre, cushioning, Bombay ceiba, plant fiber, angiospermous tree


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