silk-cotton tree meaning

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silk-cotton tree (noun): 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.

Definition of silk-cotton tree

  1. 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: kapok, ceiba tree, white silk-cotton tree, Bombay ceiba, God tree, Ceiba pentandra

    Type of: angiospermous tree

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