kapok (kāˈpŏk, kăpˈək), name for a tropical tree of the family Bombacaceae (bombax family) and for the fiber (floss) obtained from the seeds in the ripened pods. The floss has been important in commerce since the 1890s; the chief source is Ceiba pentandra, the kapok (...
Common/English NameCeiba, Cotton Silk Tree, Corkwood, Cotton Tree, Cottonwood Tree, Java Cotton, Kapok, Java Kapok, Kapoktree, Kapok Tree, Silk Cotton Tree, White Silk Cotton Tree, Silk- Cottontree, White-Flowered Silk-Cotton Tree, White Silk-Cottontree Name in Other LanguagesArabic:Rum (Chad...