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English noun: kapok

1. kapok (substance) a plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation


Synonymssilk cotton, vegetable silk


Broader (hypernym)plant fiber, plant fibre


Substance meronymcushioning, padding

2. kapok (plant) 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


SynonymsBombay ceiba, Ceiba pentandra, ceiba tree, God tree, silk-cotton tree, white silk-cotton tree


Broader (hypernym)angiospermous tree, flowering tree









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