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silk cotton
n.
A silky fiber, such as kapok, attached to the seeds of certain trees.
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silkcotton
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silkcotton tree — Bombax Bom bax, n. [LL., cotton. See {Bombast}, n.] (Bot.) A genus of trees, called also the {silkcotton tree}; also, a tree of the genus Bombax. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bombax — Bom bax, n. [LL., cotton. See {Bombast}, n.] (Bot.) A genus of trees, called also the {silkcotton tree}; also, a tree of the genus Bombax. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Portulaca — Taxobox name = Portulaca image width = 240px image caption = Portulaca villosa Cham. regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Caryophyllales familia = Portulacaceae genus = Portulaca L. subdivision ranks = Species… … Wikipedia
Dominican Spanish — Spanish language … Wikipedia
Silk — (engl.), die Seide; daher Silkcotton (d.i. der Seidenbaumwollenbaum), in Ost u. Westindien die Pflanzengattung Bombax. Silkeen (engl., spr. Silkihn, in deutschen Fabriken Thiksitt), gerippter Manchester, seidenartig auf farbigem Grund; einfarbig… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Bombax — (B. L.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Sterculiaceae Bombaceae, der Polyandrie Monadelphie L. Arten: hohe, südamerikanische u. ostindische Bäume, mit holzigen, 5fächerigen Kapseln, deren Samen von seiner, seidenartiger Wolle umhüllt werden … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Ceiba Pentandra — Gaertn. Silkcotton tree (E); Bonga (C); Ceiba (C)p; Ceiba de lana (C); Igarwala (Cu); Kapok (C); Saquisaqui (C) . Seeds of this honey tree, edible after roasting, are ground to make mush. They yield a culinary oil used for illumination and… … EthnoBotanical Dictionary
Portulaca halimoides L. — Symbol POHA5 Common Name silkcotton purslane Botanical Family Portulacaceae … Scientific plant list
Portulaca halimoides — ID 67066 Symbol Key POHA5 Common Name silkcotton purslane Family Portulacaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AR, AZ, CA, CO, DE, NM, NV, OK, PR, TX, UT, VA, VI Growth Habit… … USDA Plant Characteristics
