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silk cotton

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silk cotton
n.
A silky fiber, such as kapok, attached to the seeds of certain trees.
silk cotton
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for kapok
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Noun1.silk cottonsilk cotton - a plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation
kapok, vegetable silk
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


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Alone, I should have been ignorant of the names of these giant growths, but our men of science pointed out the cedars, the great silk cotton trees, and the redwood trees, with all that profusion of various plants which has made this continent the chief supplier to the human race of those gifts of Nature which depend upon the vegetable world, while it is the most backward in those products which come from animal life.
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