kapok meaning and definition

KAPOK noun

Definition of kapok (noun)

1. a plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation
   • synonyms: silk cotton, vegetable silk
2. 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
   • synonyms: Bombay ceiba, Ceiba pentandra, ceiba tree, God tree, silk-cotton tree, white silk-cotton tree