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kapok Definition


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kapok
noun
    1. The light waterproof silky fibres that surround the seeds of certain trees, especially the kapok tree, used for padding and stuffing eg pillows, cushions and mattresses.
Etymology: 18c: from Malay kapoq the name of the tree.



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