ceiba

[ sey-buh or, for 2, sahy-; Spanish they-bah, sey- ]

/ ˈseɪ bə or, for 2, ˈsaɪ-; Spanish ˈθeɪ βɑ, ˈseɪ- /

noun, plural cei·bas [sey-buhz or, for 2, sahy-; Spanish they-bahs, sey-]. /ˈseɪ bəz or, for 2, ˈsaɪ-; Spanish ˈθeɪ βɑs, ˈseɪ-/.

the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.

silk cotton; kapok.

Origin of ceiba

First recorded in 1805–15; from Spanish, from Taíno ceyba or its cognate in another Arawakan language

Words nearby ceiba

ceftizoxime sodium, ceftriaxone sodium, cefuroxime, Cefzil, CEGB, ceiba, ceil, ceilidh, ceiling, ceilometer, ceinture

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Example sentences from the Web for ceiba

Towards noon their progress became slower; and when at length the meridian hour arrived the ceiba stood still.
Afloat in the Forest|Mayne Reid
Hunger stimulated him to the attempt; and, resting his gun against the trunk of the ceiba, he commenced climbing upward.
The Maroon|Mayne Reid
To all appearance never did the ceiba go slower,—never lie so dull upon the water.
Afloat in the Forest|Mayne Reid
The last words that we heard from Cynthia were, "the ceiba tree," and we took them as our guide.
Latitude 19 degree|Mrs. Schuyler Crowninshield

The ceiba, cottonwood or silk-cotton tree, is a tree of beauty and size, and of very general growth.
Industrial Cuba|Robert P. Porter

British Dictionary definitions for ceiba

ceiba

/ (ˈseɪbə) /

noun

any bombacaceous tropical tree of the genus Ceiba, such as the silk-cotton tree

silk cotton; kapok

Word Origin for ceiba

C19: from New Latin, from Spanish, of Arawak origin

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单词	ceiba
释义	ceiba [ sey-buh or, for 2, sahy-; Spanish they-bah, sey- ] / ˈseɪ bə or, for 2, ˈsaɪ-; Spanish ˈθeɪ βɑ, ˈseɪ- / noun, plural cei·bas [sey-buhz or, for 2, sahy-; Spanish they-bahs, sey-]. /ˈseɪ bəz or, for 2, ˈsaɪ-; Spanish ˈθeɪ βɑs, ˈseɪ-/. the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra. silk cotton; kapok. Origin of ceiba First recorded in 1805–15; from Spanish, from Taíno ceyba or its cognate in another Arawakan language Words nearby ceiba ceftizoxime sodium, ceftriaxone sodium, cefuroxime, Cefzil, CEGB, ceiba, ceil, ceilidh, ceiling, ceilometer, ceinture Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ceiba Towards noon their progress became slower; and when at length the meridian hour arrived the ceiba stood still. Afloat in the Forest\|Mayne Reid Hunger stimulated him to the attempt; and, resting his gun against the trunk of the ceiba, he commenced climbing upward. The Maroon\|Mayne Reid To all appearance never did the ceiba go slower,—never lie so dull upon the water. Afloat in the Forest\|Mayne Reid The last words that we heard from Cynthia were, "the ceiba tree," and we took them as our guide. Latitude 19 degree\|Mrs. Schuyler Crowninshield The ceiba, cottonwood or silk-cotton tree, is a tree of beauty and size, and of very general growth. Industrial Cuba\|Robert P. Porter British Dictionary definitions for ceiba ceiba / (ˈseɪbə) / noun any bombacaceous tropical tree of the genus Ceiba, such as the silk-cotton tree silk cotton; kapok Word Origin for ceiba C19: from New Latin, from Spanish, of Arawak origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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