kapok

(Inglese)

  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).

Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈkeɪpɒk/
Etimologia (Inglese)

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

kapok

cotone di Giava

ceiba

eriodendron pentandrum

Ceiba pentandra

bombax pentandrum

silk cotton

vegetable silk

God tree

ceiba tree

Bombay ceiba

white silk-cotton tree

Ceiba pentandra

bombax cotton

Ceiba fibre

silk-cotton

tree cotton

mockmain

bombax pentandrum

eriodendron pentandrum

white silk cotton

vegetable down

Kapok

kapok

kapok

kapok

capoc

puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

καπόκ

δέντρο ceiba pentantra

miraguà

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