silk cotton

noun

the silky covering of the seeds of certain tropical trees of the bombax family, used for stuffing cushions, pillows, etc.

Origin of silk cotton

First recorded in 1690–1700

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Examples from the Web for silk cotton

Historical Examples

But they seem to be exceptionally so when in the silk-cotton tree.
Jungle Folk
Douglas Dewar
Now the Silk-cotton tree has not had this form through its life.
Omphalos
Philip Henry Gosse
The coral, the silk-cotton and the dhak are resplendent with red foliage.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India
Douglas Dewar
They are a noticeable forest feature and are commonly seen in the silk-cotton trees.
Fetichism in West Africa
Robert Hamill Nassau
They build long, purse-like nests by weaving together fine vegetable fibres and lichens, and thickly lining them with silk-cotton.
The Andes and the Amazon
James Orton

British Dictionary definitions for silk cotton

silk cotton

noun

another name for kapok

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silk cotton

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Examples from the Web for silk cotton

Historical Examples

But they seem to be exceptionally so when in the silk-cotton tree.

Now the Silk-cotton tree has not had this form through its life.

The coral, the silk-cotton and the dhak are resplendent with red foliage.

They are a noticeable forest feature and are commonly seen in the silk-cotton trees.

They build long, purse-like nests by weaving together fine vegetable fibres and lichens, and thickly lining them with silk-cotton.

silk cotton

Origin of silk cotton