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单词 kapok
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ka•pok /ˈkeɪpɑk/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Plant Biologythe silky down material that covers the seeds of a tropical tree, and is used for stuffing life jackets, etc., and for insulation.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ka•pok  (kāpok),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologythe silky down that invests the seeds of a silk-cotton tree (kapok tree′,) Ceiba pentandra, of the East Indies, Africa, and tropical America: used for stuffing pillows, life jackets, etc., and for acoustical insulation. Also called Java cotton. 
  • Javanese (or Malay of Java and Sumatra) kapuk the name of the tree
  • 1740–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
kapok /ˈkeɪpɒk/ n
  1. a silky fibre obtained from the hairs covering the seeds of a tropical bombacaceous tree, Ceiba pentandra (kapok tree or silk-cotton tree): used for stuffing pillows, etc, and for sound insulation
Etymology: 18th Century: from Malay
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