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Kapok         
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Kapok tree; Kapok Tree; Kapoktree; Kapok (disambiguation); Kapok tree (disambiguation)
·add. ·noun A silky wool derived from the seeds of Ceiba pentandra (syn. Eriodendron anfractuosum), a bombaceous tree of the East and West Indies.
kapok         
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Kapok tree; Kapok Tree; Kapoktree; Kapok (disambiguation); Kapok tree (disambiguation)
['ke?p?k]
¦ noun a fine fibrous substance which grows around the seeds of a ceiba or silk-cotton tree, used as stuffing for cushions.
Origin
C18: from Malay kapuk.
Kapok tree         
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Kapok tree; Kapok Tree; Kapoktree; Kapok (disambiguation); Kapok tree (disambiguation)
Kapok tree can refer to several plants Malvales with one exception with seeds that grow long hairs:

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Kapok
Examples of use of kapok
1. The "steam–welded kapok" balls made in Haiti are larger and softer than the 12–inch–circumference models known almost everywhere else.
2. Noting that the evacuation will make it easier for the military to pursue the Abu Sayyaf group, Bunye said, "This operation is aimed at the remnants of the Abu Sayyaf leadership and marks a high point in our anti–terrorism campaign." Meanwhile, the Southern Command has succeeded in its pursuit of the Abu Sayyaf Group, including renegade members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF). Army troops overran an Abu Sayyaf satellite camp in Bud Kapok, Indanan, Sulu.