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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Synonyms | bombay ceiba, ceiba pentandra, ceiba tree, god tree, kapok, silk-cotton tree |
Type of | angiospermous tree, flowering tree |
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