silk cotton
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noun
the silky covering of the seeds of certain tropical trees of the bombax family, used for stuffing cushions, pillows, etc.
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Origin of silk cotton
First recorded in 1690–1700
Words nearby silk cotton
silique, siliquose, siliquose cataract, silk, silkaline, silk cotton, silk-cotton tree, silken, silk gland, silk hat, silkie
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