Synonyms of kapok

Noun


1. kapok, silk cotton, vegetable silk, plant fiber, plant fibre

usage: a plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation

2. kapok, ceiba tree, silk-cotton tree, white silk-cotton tree, Bombay ceiba, God tree, Ceiba pentandra, angiospermous tree, flowering tree

usage: 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

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Definition and meaning of kapok (Dictionary)