kapok
pronunciation
How to pronounce kapok in British English:
UK [ˈkeɪpɒk]
How to pronounce kapok in American English:
US [ˈkeɪpɑk]
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- Noun:
- from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation
- 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
Word Origin
- kapok (n.)
- 1735, from Malay kapoq, name of the large tropical tree which produces the fibers.
Example
- 1. Shenzhen kapok networks co. , ltd. all rights reserved .
- 2. We made felt animals and stuffed them with kapok .
- 3. Likes lin who the autumn rain entangles the cotton and kapok yin alley , everywhere yellows rustle makes noise , a person strolls in the rain , many yellowing 's recollection times do not well up are careful .
- 4. Kapok is the city flower of guangzhou .
- 5. I must be a kapok near you .