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Synonyms of silk-cotton tree

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Another word for silk-cotton tree is kapok. Other synonyms of silk-cotton tree are ceiba and mumian.

Synonyms and similar words for silk-cotton tree

nounBombax ceiba, native to much of tropical and temperate Asia and Australasia.

  • kapokA silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) used for insulation and stuffing for...
  • ceibaThe silk-cotton tree, Bombax ceiba.
  • kapok treeThe silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba), an Asian tree with red flowers.
  • mumianThe silk-cotton tree.
  • red cotton treeA silk-cotton tree.

nounCeiba pentandra, native to the American tropics and west Africa.

  • mapouOn Haiti, the kapok tree, Ceiba pentandra.

Meaning of silk-cotton tree

  1. noun Bombax ceiba, native to much of tropical and temperate Asia and Australasia.
  2. noun Ceiba pentandra, native to the American tropics and west Africa.
  3. noun Cochlospermum religiosum, native to the Asian tropics.

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Questions about synonyms of silk-cotton tree

What is another word for silk-cotton tree?
Silk-cotton tree has 6 synonyms on Word.ws, such as kapok, ceiba and mumian.
What does silk-cotton tree mean?
Silk-cotton tree means bombax ceiba, native to much of tropical and temperate Asia and Australasia.

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