"silk-cotton tree" meaning in All languages combined

See silk-cotton tree on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: silk-cotton trees [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} silk-cotton tree (plural silk-cotton trees)
  1. Any of several large tropical trees:
    Bombax ceiba, native to much of tropical and temperate Asia and Australasia.
    Synonyms: kapok, ceiba, kapok tree, mumian, red cotton tree
    Sense id: en-silk-cotton_tree-en-noun-XcBp21pp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Mallow family plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 44 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 39 36 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 38 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 37 25 Disambiguation of Mallow family plants: 49 47 4
  2. Any of several large tropical trees:
    Ceiba pentandra, native to the American tropics and west Africa.
    Synonyms: kapok, kapok tree, mapou, mumian
    Sense id: en-silk-cotton_tree-en-noun-tXtdY5LO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Mallow family plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 44 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 39 36 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 38 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 37 25 Disambiguation of Mallow family plants: 49 47 4
  3. Any of several large tropical trees:
    Cochlospermum religiosum, native to the Asian tropics.
    Sense id: en-silk-cotton_tree-en-noun-qULL~Hmu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 44 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 39 36 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 38 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 37 25

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