noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkeɪpɒk tɹiː/
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General-American:/ˈkeɪˌpɑk tɹi/
Singapore:/ˈkɑːpəʊk tɹiː/
Singapore:[ˈkɑːpəʊʔ-]
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noun
Meaning 1
Ceiba pentandra, a tree of the tropical Americas and west-central Africa, with white flowers, cultivated in south-east Asia for its seed fibre.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: kapok
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
The silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba), an Asian tree with red flowers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: kapok
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 3
Two trees with yellow flowers native to northern Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Cochlospermum gillivraei
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 4
Two trees with yellow flowers native to northern Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Cochlospermum fraseri
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From kapok + tree.
Across languages
Translations
62 source translations are retained for this English entry.
