[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

kapok \kapok"\, n. prob. fr. the native name. bot.
   a silky wool derived from the seeds of ceiba pentandra
   syn. eriodendron anfractuosum, a bombaceous tree of the
   east and west indies.
   webster 1913 suppl.
see also:
ceiba pentandra eriodendron anfractuosum 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

ceiba pentandra
     n : massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk
         and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss;
         source of the silky kapok fiber syn: kapok, ceiba
         tree, silk-cotton tree, white silk-cotton tree, bombay
         ceiba, god tree
see also:
kapok ceiba tree silk-cotton tree white silk-cotton tree bombay ceiba god tree 

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