kapok tree
Syllables: ka·pok tree/ˈkeɪpɒk tɹiː/US/ˈkeɪˌpɑk tɹi/
kapok tree noun: ceiba pentandra, a tree of the tropical Americas and west-central Africa, with white flowers, cultivated in south-east Asia for its seed fibre.
Noun
kapok tree (plural kapok trees)
- Ceiba pentandra, a tree of the tropical Americas and west-central Africa, with white flowers, cultivated in south-east Asia for its seed fibre.
- Right smack in the middle of the village is a huge kapok tree, which is where they get together and have their market every fifth day.1998, Barbara Kingsolver, The Poisonwood Bible, Faber and Faber, published 2013, page 123
- Synonyms:
- kapok
- The silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba), an Asian tree with red flowers.
- The coastal morning glory was left to creep up a bamboo pole that leaned against the kapok tree.2015, Eka Kurniawan, translated by Labodalih Sembiring, Man Tiger, Verso, page 111
- Synonyms:
- kapok
- Cochlospermum gillivraei
- Cochlospermum fraseri
kapok tree meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Gujarati
kapok tree in Tamil
- இலவமரம்
kapok tree in Telugu
- Ceiba pentandra
- తెల్లబూరుగ tellabūruga
kapok tree in Malayalam
- Ceiba pentandra
- പഞ്ഞിമരം paññimaraṁ, ഇലവ് ilavŭ
kapok tree in Gujarati
- Bombax ceiba
- શીમળો śīmaḷo
More languagesFewer languages
- kapok tree in Assamese
- শিমলু ximolu
- kapok tree in Arabic
- شَجَر كَابُوك šajar kābūk
- kapok tree in Thai
- งิ้ว ngíu
- kapok tree in Vietnamese
- bông gòn, gòn, gạo
- kapok tree in Myanmar
- လက်ပံ lakpam
Synonyms of kapok tree
Forms of kapok tree
| plural | kapok trees |
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Origin of kapok tree
From kapok + tree.
Questions about kapok tree
- What does kapok tree mean?
- Kapok tree means ceiba pentandra, a tree of the tropical Americas and west-central Africa, with white flowers, cultivated in south-east Asia for its seed fibre.
- What is kapok tree in Tamil?
- Kapok tree in Tamil is இலவமரம். See Kapok tree meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is kapok tree?
- Kapok tree is a noun.
- How do you pronounce kapok tree?
- Kapok tree is pronounced /ˈkeɪpɒk tɹiː/ (UK).
- What is the plural of kapok tree?
- The plural of kapok tree is kapok trees.
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