kapok

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ka=pok

CIDE DICTIONARY

kapok, n. [Prob. fr. the native name.].

 A silky wool derived from the seeds of Ceiba pentandra (syn. Eriodendron anfractuosum), a bombaceous tree of the East and West Indies.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

kapok, n. a fine fibrous cotton-like substance found surrounding the seeds of a tropical tree, Ceiba pentandra, used for stuffing cushions, soft toys, etc.

Etymology

ult. f. Malay kapoq

THESAURUS

kapok

blubber, breeze, butter, clay, cushion, dough, down, eiderdown, feather bed, feathers, fleece, floss, flue, fluff, foam, pillow, plush, pudding, puff, putty, rubber, satin, silk, swansdown, thistledown, velvet, wax, wool, zephyr