ceiba tree

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
ceiba tree
    n 1: 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 [syn: {kapok}, {ceiba
         tree}, {silk-cotton tree}, {white silk-cotton tree},
         {Bombay ceiba}, {God tree}, {Ceiba pentandra}]
    

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