kapok

Betekenis (Engels)

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).

Concepten

kapok

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

kapok

Kapok

kapok

capoc

capoc

capoc

kapok

kapokier

cotone di Giava

καπόκ

قابوق

paina

amadou

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈkeɪpɒk/

Etymologie (Engels)

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