"kapok tree" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkeɪpɒk tɹiː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkeɪˌpɑk tɹi/ [General-American], /ˈkɑːpəʊk tɹiː/ [Singapore], [ˈkɑːpəʊʔ-] [Singapore] Forms: kapok trees [plural]
Etymology: From kapok + tree. Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Bombax ceiba|species}} Bombax ceiba Head templates: {{en-noun}} kapok tree (plural kapok trees)
  1. Ceiba pentandra, a tree of the tropical Americas and west-central Africa, with white flowers, cultivated in south-east Asia for its seed fibre. Categories (lifeform): Malvales order plants Synonyms: kapok Translations (Ceiba pentandra): bana (Bambara), jǒm (Basaa), capoquer (Catalan), bɔluɔŋgu (Cerma), ɗùɗùg (Dii), gágam (Dii), kapokboom [masculine] (Dutch), kankantri [Suriname, masculine] (Dutch), banayiri (Dyula), ọkha (Edo), ʋuti (Ewe), wudese (Ewe), amazoninkapokkipuu (Finnish), fromager [masculine] (French), bantineewi (Fula), Kapokbaum [masculine] (German), púgúnbu (Gourmanchéma), パンヤノキ (pan'ya-no-ki) (Japanese), カポック (kapokku) (Japanese), インドキワタ (indo-kiwata) (Japanese), guŋu (Kasem), പഞ്ഞിമരം (paññimaraṁ) (Malayalam), ഇലവ് (ilavŭ) (Malayalam), sheŋɛ (Mamara Senoufo), gʋnga (Moore), gumb (Nawdm), bantinŋe (Soninke), kankantri (Sranan Tongo), kapok [common-gender] (Swedish), bông gòn (Vietnamese), gòn (Vietnamese), ẹ̀gungun (Yoruba), àràbà (Yoruba), egigun (Yoruba)
    Sense id: en-kapok_tree-en-noun-U2BTLSYH Disambiguation of Malvales order plants: 14 32 27 27 Categories (other): Terms with Marathi translations Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 14 32 27 27 Disambiguation of 'Ceiba pentandra': 49 35 7 9
  2. The silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba), an Asian tree with red flowers. Categories (lifeform): Mallow family plants, Malvales order plants Synonyms: kapok Translations (Bombax ceiba): শিমলু (ximolu) (Assamese), လက်ပံ (lakpam) (Burmese), valkokapokkio (Finnish), asiatischer Kapokbaum [masculine] (German), indischer Kapokbaum [masculine] (German), roter Seidenwollbaum [masculine] (German), インドワタノキ (indo-wata-no-ki) (Japanese), キワタ (kiwata) (Japanese), キワタノキ (kiwata-no-ki) (Japanese), bunquŋe (Soninke), indiskt dunträd [neuter] (Swedish), งิ้ว (ngíu) (Thai), bluɔgu (Turka), gạo (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-kapok_tree-en-noun-ZAUn7GHY Disambiguation of Mallow family plants: 14 34 26 26 Disambiguation of Malvales order plants: 14 32 27 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Assamese translations, Terms with Bambara translations, Terms with Basaa translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Bikol Central translations, Terms with Braj translations, Terms with Burmese translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Cebuano translations, Terms with Cerma translations, Terms with Classical Nahuatl translations, Terms with Dii translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Dyula translations, Terms with Edo translations, Terms with Ewe translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Fula translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gourmanchéma translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kannada translations, Terms with Kasem translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Mamara Senoufo translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Manipuri translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Moore translations, Terms with Nawdm translations, Terms with Nepali translations, Terms with Odia translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Punjabi translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Santali translations, Terms with Sinhalese translations, Terms with Soninke translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Sranan Tongo translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Sylheti translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Tal translations, Terms with Tamil translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turka translations, Terms with Vame translations, Terms with Vietnamese 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  3. Two trees with yellow flowers native to northern Australia and Papua New Guinea.
    Cochlospermum gillivraei
    Categories (lifeform): Malvales order plants
    Sense id: en-kapok_tree-en-noun-hC9dLkrP Disambiguation of Malvales order plants: 14 32 27 27 Categories (other): Terms with Marathi translations Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 14 32 27 27
  4. Two trees with yellow flowers native to northern Australia and Papua New Guinea.
    Cochlospermum fraseri
    Categories (lifeform): Malvales order plants
    Sense id: en-kapok_tree-en-noun-6TuqBXhQ Disambiguation of Malvales order plants: 14 32 27 27 Categories (other): Terms with Marathi translations Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 14 32 27 27

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    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kiwata",
      "sense": "Bombax ceiba",
      "word": "キワタ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kiwata-no-ki",
      "sense": "Bombax ceiba",
      "word": "キワタノキ"
    },
    {
      "code": "snk",
      "lang": "Soninke",
      "sense": "Bombax ceiba",
      "word": "bunquŋe"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Bombax ceiba",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "indiskt dunträd"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "ngíu",
      "sense": "Bombax ceiba",
      "word": "งิ้ว"
    },
    {
      "code": "tuz",
      "lang": "Turka",
      "sense": "Bombax ceiba",
      "word": "bluɔgu"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "Bombax ceiba",
      "word": "gạo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kapok tree"
}

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