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1. (n.) kapok
the silky down that invests the seeds of a tropical silk-cotton tree
Etymology: (1740–50; < Javanese (or Malay of Java and Sumatra) kapuk the name of the tree)
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1. (noun) kapok, silk cotton, vegetable silk
a plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation
2. (noun) kapok, ceiba tree, silk-cotton tree, white silk-cotton tree, Bombay ceiba, God tree, Ceiba pentandra
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
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Sense: a very light waterproof fibre fluff obtained from a type of tropical tree and used to stuff toys etc.
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 Afrikaans: kapok |
 Arabic: كابوك |
 Bulgarian: пух |
 Brazilian: paina |
 Czech: kapok |
 German: der Kapok |
 Danish: kapok |
 Greek: καπόκ (φυτικά πούπουλα πο |
 Spanish: kapok |
 Estonian: kapok |
 Farsi: فیبر کاپوک |
 Finnish: kapokki |
 French: kapok |
 Hebrew: קַפּוֹק, סִיבֵי מִילוּי |
 Hindi: सेमल की रुई |
 Croatian: kapok |
 Hungarian: kapokszőr |
 Indonesian: kapuk |
 Icelandic: kapok |
 Italian: kapok |
 Japanese: カポック |
 Korean: 케이폭(매트리스 등의 솜으로 씀) |
 Malay: kekabu |
 Dutch: kapok |
 Norwegian: kapokull |
 Polish: !!kapok |
 Persian: الياف ابريشمي،درخت پنبه |
 Pashto: وريښميني رسي،د پنبه الياف |
 Portuguese: paina |
 Romanian: (fibre de) capoc |
 Russian: капок |
 Slovak: kapok |
 Slovenian: kapok |
 Serbian: kapok |
 Swedish: kapock, glansull |
 Thai: นุ่น |
 Turkish: ağaç pamuğu |
 Taiwanese: 木棉 |
 Ukrainian: капок |
 Urdu: ایک ملائم بنولے کی طرح کا |
 Vietnamese: bông gạo |
 Chinese: 木棉花，木丝棉 |
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