n a plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation
n 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
The floss will replace kapok, formerly imported from Java, in l) life jackets where, like kapok, it is six times as buoyant as cork; 2) linings of flying suits, where it is as .
Rosita points out a tall tree with a spiny trunk: "When the kapok trees' red flower comes out" just before the wet season "we know the freshwater crocodiles are laying eggs .
The pesky milkweed, cursed by farmers, has found a use-as a substitute for kapok.
Cute, cute, cute: Amesbury 2nd-graders 'play' in the rainforests Amesbury Elementary School transformed itself into "A Night in the Rainforest" when 2nd-graders presented two plays back-to-back – the fact-filled "The Great Kapok Tree" and the musical "A Rumpus in the Rainforest."
June 21, 2013 - Amesbury News