Kapok Definition

kāpŏk
noun
The silky fibers around the seeds of any of several silk-cotton trees, esp. a ceiba (Ceiba pentandra): used for stuffing mattresses, life preservers, sleeping bags, etc.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Kapok

Noun

Singular:
kapok
Plural:
kapoks

Origin of Kapok

  • From Malay kapuk.

    From Wiktionary

  • Malay kapuk

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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