Definition of kapoks Kapoks
We found 3 definitions of kapoks from 2 different sources.
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What does kapoks mean?
Wiktionary 
- kapoks (Noun)
Plural of kapok.
Part of speech
🔤- kapoks, noun, plural of kapok.
WordNet
NounPlural: kapoks |
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| kapok - a plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation | ||
| silk cotton, vegetable silk | ||
| plant fiber, plant fibre fiber derived from plants | ||
| kapok - 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 | ||
| ceiba tree, silk-cotton tree, white silk-cotton tree, Bombay ceiba, God tree, Ceiba pentandra | ||
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Wiktionary
- kapok (Noun)
A silky fibre obtained from the silk-cotton tree used for insulation and stuffing for pillows, mattresses, etc.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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kapok
ka-pok′, n. a cottony or silky fibre covering the seeds of a species of silk-cotton tree, used for stuffing pillows, &c
Part of speech
🔤- kapok, noun, singular of kapoks.
