| NOUN | substance | kapok, silk cotton, vegetable silk | a plant fiber from the kapok tree |
|---|---|---|---|
| plant | kapok, ceiba tree, silk-cotton tree, white silk-cotton tree, Bombay ceiba, God tree, Ceiba pentandra | massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss |
| Meaning | A plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | silk cotton, vegetable silk | |
| Broader | plant fiber, plant fibre | Fiber derived from plants |
| Substance of | padding, cushioning | artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort |
| Spanish | capoc, kapoc, kapok, miraguano | |
| Catalan | capoc, miraguà | |
| Meaning | 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 | ceiba tree, silk-cotton tree, white silk-cotton tree, Bombay ceiba, God tree, Ceiba pentandra | |
| Broader | angiospermous tree, flowering tree | Any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary |
| Spanish | ceiba, ceiba pentandra | |
| Catalan | capoquer, ceiba pentandra | |
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