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bombax cotton — noun or bombax floss : a fiber obtained from the bombax … Useful english dictionary
bombax cotton — also called tree cotton, or vegetable down seed floss of various trees of the Bombax genus of the Malvaceae family; the plants grow in tropical countries and are cultivated in the West Indies and Brazil. The seed floss s individual fibres … Universalium
kapok — /kay pok/, n. the silky down that invests the seeds of a silk cotton tree (kapok tree), Ceiba pentandra, of the East Indies, Africa, and tropical America: used for stuffing pillows, life jackets, etc., and for acoustical insulation. Also called… … Universalium
List of trees and shrubs by taxonomic family — The following is a list of trees and shrubs of high notoriety. Taxonomic families for the following trees and shrubs are listed in alphabetical order, likewise the genera and closely related species.=GYMNOSPERMS= =CONIFERS= Araucariaceae: The… … Wikipedia
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vegetable silk — noun a plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation • Syn: ↑kapok, ↑silk cotton • Hypernyms: ↑plant fiber, ↑plant fibre • Substance Holonyms: ↑padding, ↑cushion … Useful english dictionary
CEIBA PENTANDRA (L.) GAERTN. - КАПОК НАСТОЯЩИЙ, ПЯТИТЫЧИНОЧНЫЙ — см. 626. Дерево. С. pentandra (L.) Gaertn. К. настоящий, пятитычиночный Fruct. 2 (1791) 244, Т. 133. Dalziel (1937) 118. Wealth of India 2 (1950) 110, f. S у n. Bombax pentandrum L.; Eriodendron anfractuosum DC.; Ceiba thonningti, C. guineensis… … Справочник растений
