kapok

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A noun referring to a silky plant fiber obtained from the seed pods of the kapok tree, used for stuffing pillows, life jackets, and insulation, or to the tree itself.

• 🇩🇪Kapok ist eine feine, seidige Pflanzenfaser aus den Samenkapseln des Kapokbaums (Ceiba pentandra), die zum Füllen von Kissen, Matratzen und Rettungswesten sowie zur Isolierung verwendet wird; der Begriff bezeichnet auch den Kapokbaum selbst bzw. dessen Fruchtfasern.

1. Plant fiber B2 formal

   A soft, silky, and water-resistant fiber obtained from the seed pods of the kapok tree, used for stuffing pillows, life jackets, and insulation.

   • The life jacket was filled with kapok for buoyancy.
   • Kapok is a natural alternative to synthetic stuffing materials.
   • They used kapok to insulate the walls of the cabin.

   🇩🇪Pflanzenfaser

   Synonyme: ceibasilk cotton

2. Kapok tree B2 formal

   A large tropical tree with a massive trunk and deep ridges, bearing large pods filled with silky floss.

   • The kapok tree can grow to over 60 meters in height.
   • Its trunk is covered in deep ridges and large spines.
   • The pods of the kapok tree burst open to release the fluffy fiber.

   🇩🇪Kapokbaum

   Synonyme: ceibasilk-cotton tree

• kapoks plural form
• kapoks' possessive plural form
• kapok's possessive singular form