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English noun: kapok | |||
| 1. | kapok (substance) a plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation | ||
| Synonyms | silk cotton, vegetable silk | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | plant fiber, plant fibre | ||
| Substance meronym | cushioning, 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 | ||
| Synonyms | Bombay ceiba, Ceiba pentandra, ceiba tree, God tree, silk-cotton tree, white silk-cotton tree | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | angiospermous tree, flowering tree | ||
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