kapok

Signification (Anglais)

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).

Concepts

kapok

kapokier

Ceiba pentandra

bombax pentandrum

eriodendron pentandrum

kapokier de java

amadou

ceiba pentandra

rembourré de kapok

Synonymes

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

Traductions

kapok

Kapok

capoc

capoc

kapok

kapok

capoc

paina

قابوق

cotone di Giava

καπόκ

δέντρο ceiba pentantra

miraguà

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkeɪpɒk/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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