silk cotton

noun

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

Words nearby silk cotton

siliqua, silique, siliquose, siliquose cataract, silk, silk cotton, silk gland, silk hat, silk oak, silk paper, silk tree

Origin of silk cotton

First recorded in 1690–1700

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Examples from the Web for silk cotton

I think Mr. Chipperton put the whole thing down as the result of his lecture to Rectus up in the silk-cotton tree.
A Jolly Fellowship|Frank R. Stockton
The ceiba, cottonwood or silk-cotton tree, is a tree of beauty and size, and of very general growth.
Industrial Cuba|Robert P. Porter
They make fire with quartz and steel, using the floss of the silk-cotton tree as tinder.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
As her father had said, she wasn't good at waiting; and so we all went up into the silk-cotton tree.
A Jolly Fellowship|Frank R. Stockton

But they seem to be exceptionally so when in the silk-cotton tree.
Jungle Folk|Douglas Dewar

British Dictionary definitions for silk cotton

silk cotton

noun

another name for kapok

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silk cotton

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noun