kapok

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈkeɪpɒk/    美 /ˈkeɪˌpɑk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) used for insulation and stuffing for mattresses, pillows, etc. countable,uncountable
    — The moon came out of hiding and for a moment Jerry forgot his anxiety as a little grey-clad figure, small and sturdy [...], in a kapok coat and bulging proletarian cap, lowered himself over the side and leapt for the waiting arms of the sampan's crew.
  2. A silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra). countable,uncountable
  3. A cotton tree, Malabar silk-cotton tree, or red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba). countable,uncountable

词形变化

kapoks plural capoc alternative kapoc alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
kapok bush kapok tree

词源

Borrowed from Malay kapuk (“silky fibre from the silk-cotton tree; Ceiba pentandra”).
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