kapok

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

1. (countable, uncountable) A silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) used for insulation and stuffing for mattresses, pillows, etc.
2. (countable, uncountable) A silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra).
3. (countable, uncountable) A cotton tree, Malabar silk-cotton tree, or red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba).

Έννοιες

καπόκ

δέντρο ceiba pentantra

Συνώνυμα

silk cotton

vegetable silk

God tree

ceiba tree

Bombay ceiba

white silk-cotton tree

Ceiba pentandra

silk-cotton tree

kapok tree

bombax cotton

floss

Ceiba fibre

tinder

silk-cotton

tree cotton

mockmain

bombax pentandrum

eriodendron pentandrum

white silk cotton

vegetable down

Μεταφράσεις

kapok

kapok

Kapok

capoc

capoc

kapok

kapokier

paina

kapok

capoc

cotone di Giava

قابوق

miraguà

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈkeɪpɒk/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Borrowed from Malay kapuk (“silky fibre from the silk-cotton tree; Ceiba pentandra”).