God tree

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Noun1.God tree - massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky flossGod tree - 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
Bombay ceiba, Ceiba pentandra, ceiba tree, silk-cotton tree, white silk-cotton tree, kapok
angiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
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The crest of Equatorial Guinea contains the silk-cotton tree, also known as the god tree, under which, it is said, the first treaty was signed between Spain and a local ruler.
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