ceiba

American

[sey-buh, sahy-, they-bah, sey-] / ˈseɪ bə, ˈsaɪ-, ˈθeɪ βɑ, ˈseɪ- /

noun

the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
silk cotton; kapok.

ceiba British

/ ˈseɪbə /

noun

any bombacaceous tropical tree of the genus Ceiba, such as the silk-cotton tree
silk cotton; kapok

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Inflected Forms

noun

ceibas

plural

Etymology

Origin of ceiba

First recorded in 1805–15; from Spanish, from Taíno ceyba or its cognate in another Arawakan language

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