ceiba

cei·ba  (sb)

n.

The silk-cotton tree.

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[Spanish, probably of Arawakan origin.]

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ceiba [ˈseɪbə]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any bombacaceous tropical tree of the genus Ceiba, such as the silk-cotton tree

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) silk cotton; kapok

[from New Latin, from Spanish, of Arawak origin]

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Ceiba - tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers genus Ceiba dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs Bombacaceae, family Bombacaceae - tropical trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly seeds