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kapok

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ka·pok  (kpk)
n.
A silky fiber obtained from the fruit of the silk-cotton tree and used for insulation and as padding in pillows, mattresses, and life preservers.

[Malay kapuk.]

kapok [ˈkeɪpɒk]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) 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 Also called silk cotton
[from Malay]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.kapokkapok - a plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation
cushioning, padding - artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort
plant fiber, plant fibre - fiber derived from plants
2.kapokkapok - massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber
angiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
Translations
kapok [ˈkeɪpɒk] Ncapoc m

kapok
nKapok m

kapok [ˈkeɪpɒk] nkapok m
kapok [ˈkeɪpɒk] nkapok m

kapok
n kapok [ˈkeipok]
a very light waterproof fibre fluff obtained from a type of tropical tree and used to stuff toys etc. kapok كابوك пух kapok kapok der Kapok καπόκ (φυτικά πούπουλα που χρησιμεύουν στο γέμισμα παιχνιδιών κτλ.) kapok kapok فیبر کاپوک kapokki kapok קַפּוֹק, סִיבֵי מִילוּי सेमल की रुई kapok kapokszőr kapuk kapok kapok カポック 케이폭(매트리스 등의 솜으로 씀) kekabu kapok kapokull kapok paina (fibre de) capoc капок kapok kapok kapok kapock, glansull นุ่น ağaç pamuğu 木棉 капок ایک ملائم بنولے کی طرح کا ریشہ جو ایک مدارینی درخت کے بیج کے گرد لپٹا ہوتا ہے جو کھلونوں میں لگانے کے کام آتا ہے bông gạo


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There, you'll find pillows stuffed with stiff, supportive wool or cotton; light-as-air kapok (a cotton-like vegetable fiber); buckwheat or millet hulls - for people who don't mind noise that reminds them of their crunchy choice; or pliable natural latex.
A thin layer of kapok was sandwiched between layers of neoprene built into a nylon/spandex shirt that also provided UV-A sun protection.
In addition to writing four instruction manuals for the Navy, he also updated the lifejackets they wore from the Kapok tree ("burned better than paper") to polyvinyl chloride (PVC) foam.
 
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