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floss-silk tree — thorny flowering tree of the mallow family ( Malvaceae), native to South America but cultivated as an ornamental in other regions. It grows to a height of about 15 metres (50 feet). The large pink flowers yield a vegetable silk used in… … Universalium
floss — [[t]flɔs, flɒs[/t]] n. 1) tex the cottony fiber yielded by the silk cotton tree 2) tex a) short untwisted silk filaments, often used to make embroidery thread b) embroidery thread of silk or fine cotton 3) any silky, filamentous matter, as the… … From formal English to slang
floss — flosser, n. /flaws, flos/, n. 1. the cottony fiber yielded by the silk cotton tree. 2. silk filaments with little or no twist, used in weaving as brocade or in embroidery. 3. any silky, filamentous matter, as the silk of corn. 4. See dental floss … Universalium
Bottle tree — or bottle tree may refer to: * Adansonia species, the baobabs; ** Adansonia gregorii , the boab; * Pachypodium lealii, (Apocynaceae), the bottle tree of Namibia and Angola; * The genus Moringa, (Moringaceae), of the Madagascar spiny thickets and… … Wikipedia
silk-cotton tree — noun 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 • Syn: ↑kapok, ↑ceiba tree, ↑white silk cotton tree, ↑Bombay ceiba, ↑God tree, ↑Ceiba… … Useful english dictionary
floss — flÉ‘s ,flÉ”s /flÉ’s n. fiber from the silk cotton tree; silk thread; something which resembles silky threads; dental thread v. clean one s teeth with dental floss … English contemporary dictionary
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
white silk-cotton tree — noun 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 • Syn: ↑kapok, ↑ceiba tree, ↑silk cotton tree, ↑Bombay ceiba, ↑God tree, ↑Ceiba pentandra • … Useful english dictionary
ceiba tree — noun 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 • Syn: ↑kapok, ↑silk cotton tree, ↑white silk cotton tree, ↑Bombay ceiba, ↑God tree, ↑Ceiba … Useful english dictionary
God tree — noun 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 • Syn: ↑kapok, ↑ceiba tree, ↑silk cotton tree, ↑white silk cotton tree, ↑Bombay ceiba,… … Useful english dictionary
