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English noun: Ceiba pentandra

1. Ceiba pentandra (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 tree, God tree, kapok, silk-cotton tree, white silk-cotton tree


Broader (hypernym)angiospermous tree, flowering tree









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