KAPOK


Meaning of KAPOK in English

/kay"pok/ , n.

the silky down that invests the seeds of a silk-cotton tree (kapok tree) , Ceiba pentandra, of the East Indies, Africa, and tropical America: used for stuffing pillows, life jackets, etc., and for acoustical insulation. Also called Java cotton .

[ 1740-50; kapuk the name of the tree ]

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