kapok (n)
ceiba tree (n)
silk-cotton tree (n)
white silk-cotton tree (n)
Bombay ceiba (n)
God tree (n)
Ceiba pentandra (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 20
def massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss
def source of the silky kapok fiber
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Hypernym angiospermous tree, flowering tree
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Hyponym angiospermous tree, flowering tree

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