silk cotton

noun

the silky covering of the seeds of certain tropical trees of the bombax family, used for stuffing cushions, pillows, etc.

Origin of silk cotton

First recorded in 1690–1700

Words nearby silk cotton

silique, siliquose, siliquose cataract, silk, silkaline, silk cotton, silk-cotton tree, silken, silk gland, silk hat, silkie

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Example sentences from the Web for silk cotton

I think Mr. Chipperton put the whole thing down as the result of his lecture to Rectus up in the silk-cotton tree.
A Jolly Fellowship|Frank R. Stockton
The ceiba, cottonwood or silk-cotton tree, is a tree of beauty and size, and of very general growth.
Industrial Cuba|Robert P. Porter
They make fire with quartz and steel, using the floss of the silk-cotton tree as tinder.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
As her father had said, she wasn't good at waiting; and so we all went up into the silk-cotton tree.
A Jolly Fellowship|Frank R. Stockton

But they seem to be exceptionally so when in the silk-cotton tree.
Jungle Folk|Douglas Dewar

British Dictionary definitions for silk cotton

silk cotton

noun

another name for kapok

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单词	silk cotton
释义	silk cotton noun the silky covering of the seeds of certain tropical trees of the bombax family, used for stuffing cushions, pillows, etc. Origin of silk cotton First recorded in 1690–1700 Words nearby silk cotton silique, siliquose, siliquose cataract, silk, silkaline, silk cotton, silk-cotton tree, silken, silk gland, silk hat, silkie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for silk cotton I think Mr. Chipperton put the whole thing down as the result of his lecture to Rectus up in the silk-cotton tree. A Jolly Fellowship\|Frank R. Stockton The ceiba, cottonwood or silk-cotton tree, is a tree of beauty and size, and of very general growth. Industrial Cuba\|Robert P. Porter They make fire with quartz and steel, using the floss of the silk-cotton tree as tinder. Castes and Tribes of Southern India\|Edgar Thurston As her father had said, she wasn't good at waiting; and so we all went up into the silk-cotton tree. A Jolly Fellowship\|Frank R. Stockton But they seem to be exceptionally so when in the silk-cotton tree. Jungle Folk\|Douglas Dewar British Dictionary definitions for silk cotton silk cotton noun another name for kapok 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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