pəˈchōd.ē noun
( -s )
Etymology: Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl pochotl
1.
a. : any of several trees of the genus Ceiba ; especially : ceiba 2a
b. : a medium-sized tree ( Cochlospermum irtifolium ) having seeds covered with long cottony white hairs
2. : the fiber of a pochote tree used as a stuffing especially for mattresses