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1. (n.) ceiba
a silk-cotton tree,
Ceiba pentandra.
2. ceiba
silk cotton; kapok.
Etymology: (1805–15; < Sp < Taino ceyba or a cognate in another Arawakan language)
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1. (noun) Ceiba, genus Ceiba
tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers
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1. ceiba
A plant genus of the family BOMBACACEAE. The fine silky hairs covering the seeds have been used for floatation, stuffing, and insulation.
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