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
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ceiba tree::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bombay ceiba, ceiba pentandra, god tree, kapok, silk-cotton tree, white silk-cotton tree |
| Type of | angiospermous tree, flowering tree |
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They note that, before the conquest and before Christ, the cross was symbolic of the ceiba tree, which the ancient Maya believed stood at the center of the universe.
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Among the Maya, the central world tree was conceived as or represented by a ceiba tree, and is known variously as a wacah chan or yax imix che, depending on the Mayan language.
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The tree is also known as the Java cotton, Java kapok, Silk cotton or ceiba.
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