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kapok tree meaning in Tamil

இலவமரம்

/ˈkeɪpɒk tɹiː/US/ˈkeɪˌpɑk tɹi/

kapok tree in Tamil: இலவமரம். In English, 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.

Tamil words for kapok tree

இலவமரம்

English meaning of kapok tree

  1. 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.
  2. noun The silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba), an Asian tree with red flowers.
  3. noun Cochlospermum gillivraei.
  4. noun Cochlospermum fraseri.

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Questions about kapok tree in Tamil

What is the meaning of kapok tree in Tamil?
Kapok tree in Tamil is இலவமரம்.
kapok tree என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Kapok tree: இலவமரம்.
What does kapok tree mean in English?
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.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: kapok tree (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: kapok tree (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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