Kapok Definition
kāpŏk
noun
The silky fibers around the seeds of any of several silk-cotton trees, esp. a ceiba (Ceiba pentandra): used for stuffing mattresses, life preservers, sleeping bags, etc.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- vegetable silk
- silk cotton
- Ceiba pentandra
- Bombay ceiba
- white silk-cotton tree
- silk-cotton-tree
- ceiba tree
- God tree
Other Word Forms of Kapok
Noun
Singular:
kapokPlural:
kapoksOrigin of Kapok
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From Malay kapuk.
From Wiktionary
Malay kapuk
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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