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ceiba tree

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Noun

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:
kapok silk-cotton tree white silk-cotton tree Bombay ceiba God tree Ceiba pentandra

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