noun
- 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.
- synonyms: kapok, ceiba tree, white silk-cotton tree, Bombay ceiba, God tree, Ceiba pentandra
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