kapok tree en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkeɪpɒk tɹiː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- [ˈkɑːpəʊʔ-] (Singapore)
- /ˈkeɪˌpɑk tɹi/ (General-American)
- /ˈkɑːpəʊk tɹiː/ (Singapore)
Etymology
From kapok + tree.
Meanings
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Ceiba pentandra, a tree of the tropical Americas and west-central Africa, with white flowers, cultivated in south-east Asia for its seed fibre.
Right smack in the middle of the village is a huge kapok tree, which is where they get together and have their market every fifth day.
1998, Barbara Kingsolver, The Poisonwood Bible, Faber and Faber, published 2013, page 123:
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The silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba), an Asian tree with red flowers.
The coastal morning glory was left to creep up a bamboo pole that leaned against the kapok tree.
2015, Eka Kurniawan, translated by Labodalih Sembiring, Man Tiger, Verso, page 111:
- Two trees with yellow flowers native to northern Australia and Papua New Guinea. ▸ Cochlospermum gillivraei
- Two trees with yellow flowers native to northern Australia and Papua New Guinea. ▸ Cochlospermum fraseri
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| kapok trees | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (62)
ml ഇലവ് (Ceiba pentandra) · ja 木綿の木 (Bombax ceiba) · de Seidenwollbaum (Ceiba pentandra) · yo àràbà (Ceiba pentandra) · ee wudese (Ceiba pentandra) · bas jǒm (Ceiba pentandra) · my လက်ပံ (Bombax ceiba) · ee ʋuti (Ceiba pentandra) · nl kapokboom (Ceiba pentandra) · dur ɗùɗùg (Ceiba pentandra) · de roter Seidenwollbaum (Bombax ceiba) · ff bantineewi (Ceiba pentandra) · fi valkokapokkio (Bombax ceiba) · yo ẹ̀gungun (Ceiba pentandra) · mos gʋnga (Ceiba pentandra) · gux púgúnbu (Ceiba pentandra) · snk bantinŋe (Ceiba pentandra) · de roter Kapokbaum (Bombax ceiba) · dur gágam (Ceiba pentandra) · ca capoquer (Ceiba pentandra) · de Kapokbaum (Bombax ceiba) · th งิ้ว (Bombax ceiba) · sv kapok (Ceiba pentandra) · de Kapokbaum (Ceiba pentandra) · de weißer Kapokbaum (Ceiba pentandra) · ja インドキワタ (Ceiba pentandra) · mnb kadhawa (Ceiba pentandra) · ja パンヤの木 (Ceiba pentandra) · fr fromager (Ceiba pentandra) · fi amazoninkapokkipuu (Ceiba pentandra) · yo egigun (Ceiba pentandra) · vi gòn (Ceiba pentandra) · sv indiskt dunträd (Bombax ceiba) · ar شَجَر كَابُوك (Ceiba pentandra) · vi bông gòn (Ceiba pentandra) · ja インド綿の木 (Bombax ceiba) · ja 木綿 (Bombax ceiba) · ja カポック (Ceiba pentandra) · gu શીમળો (Bombax ceiba) · as শিমলু (Bombax ceiba) · xsm guŋu (Ceiba pentandra) · yue 木棉 (Bombax ceiba) · cmn 木棉 (Bombax ceiba) · de asiatischer Kapokbaum (Bombax ceiba) · vi gạo (Bombax ceiba) · de indischer Kapokbaum (Bombax ceiba) · nmz gumb (Ceiba pentandra) · tuz bluɔgu (Bombax ceiba) · ar شَجَر كَابُوك (Bombax ceiba) · srn kankantri (Ceiba pentandra) · myk sheŋɛ (Ceiba pentandra) · bm bana (Ceiba pentandra) · ja パンヤ (Ceiba pentandra) · dyu banayiri (Ceiba pentandra) · de weißer Seidenwollbaum (Ceiba pentandra) · ml പഞ്ഞിമരം (Ceiba pentandra) · te తెల్లబూరుగ (Ceiba pentandra) · snk bunquŋe (Bombax ceiba) · bin ọkha (Ceiba pentandra) · tr peynir ağacı (Bombax ceiba) · nl kankantri (Ceiba pentandra) · cme bɔluɔŋgu (Ceiba pentandra)