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CEIBA TREE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
Bombay ceiba; Ceiba pentandra; ceiba tree; God tree; kapok; silk-cotton tree; white silk-cotton tree
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Hypernyms ("ceiba tree" is a kind of...):
angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)