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UK
/kˈæpɒk/
]
NOUN
- a plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation
- 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
How To Use kapok In A Sentence
- In many places the straight trunks of the kapok tree are used to make dugout canoes.
- He fetches his favorite toy, an ancient stinky ball of kapok and synthetic fur, cured and flavored by two years spent outdoors in all seasons.
- In the Virgin Islands the tamarind and the kapok are the two species most commonly held to be spirit trees.
- The kapok is a large, deciduous, tropical tree that has attractive leaves and clusters of yellow, white or pink flowers.
- ‘The firm which makes them fills the stout canvas covers with kapok, a substance like silky cotton wool.’
- Now the hunt for more soaring specimens of kapok, wild ficus, Dead Man's Tree, and gnarled kenip continues, as efforts to save the trees gain steam.
- Some even of these - like jute, sisal, coir, and kapok - only began to be imported into Britain from the nineteenth century onwards.
- Using a length of butcher's string, or an old bootlace, tie the pippy bag tightly closed so that none of the kapok will fall out. Hooting Yard
- In addition to these attributes the kapok fiber is totally water repellent and resistant to rot.
- At the store my parents bought me a stuffed dog with a music box embedded in the kapok.
