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silk-cotton_tree

silk-cotton tree

English

Noun

silk-cotton tree ‎(plural silk-cotton trees)

A large tropical tree (Bombax ceiba).

Synonyms

(Bombax ceiba): ceiba, kapok tree, mumian, red cotton tree

See also

kapok

Translations

tropical tree

Chinese:
Mandarin: 木棉 (zh) ‎(mùmián)
Classical Nahuatl: pōchōtl
Finnish: kapokkio

Spanish: ceiba f, kapok m, capoc m, pochote m (Mexico), bonga f (Colombia), lupuna f (Peruvian Amazon)
Tagalog: buboy
Thai: สกุลงิ้ว ‎(sàgun ngíw)
Vietnamese: