Meaning of KAPOK
| Pronunciation: | | 'keypâk
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- [n] 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
- [n] from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation
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| | Synonyms: | | Bombay ceiba, Ceiba pentandra, ceiba tree, God tree, silk cotton, silk-cotton tree, vegetable silk, white silk-cotton tree |
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| | See Also: | | angiospermous tree, cushioning, flowering tree, padding, plant fiber, plant fibre, red silk cotton | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ka*pok"\, n. [Prob. fr. the native name.] (Bot.)
A silky wool derived from the seeds of {Ceiba pentandra}
(syn. {Eriodendron anfractuosum}), a bombaceous tree of the
East and West Indies.
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| | Related Terms: | | blubber, breeze, butter, clay, cushion, dough, down, eiderdown, feather bed, feathers, fleece, floss, flue, fluff, foam, pillow, plush, pudding, puff, putty, rubber, satin, silk, swansdown, thistledown, velvet, wax, wool, zephyr |
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