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kapok
silk cotton
vegetable silk
Definition: a plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation
kapok
ceiba tree
silk-cotton tree
white silk-cotton tree
Bombay ceiba
God tree
Ceiba pentandra
Definition: 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
Definition: A silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) used for insulation and stuffing for mattresses, pillows, etc.