What does "kapok tree" mean?

Ceiba pentandra, a tree of the tropical Americas and west-central Africa, with white flowers, cultivated in south-east Asia for its seed fibre.

What is a synonym for "kapok tree"?

Common synonyms include: ceiba.

Pronounced //ˈkeɪpɒk tɹiː//.

/ˈkeɪpɒk tɹiː/ noun

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Noun

1
Ceiba pentandra, a tree of the tropical Americas and west-central Africa, with white flowers, cultivated in south-east Asia for its seed fibre.
"Right smack in the middle of the village is a huge kapok tree, which is where they get together and have their market every fifth day."
2
The silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba), an Asian tree with red flowers.
"The coastal morning glory was left to creep up a bamboo pole that leaned against the kapok tree."
3
Two trees with yellow flowers native to northern Australia and Papua New Guinea.; Cochlospermum gillivraei
4
Two trees with yellow flowers native to northern Australia and Papua New Guinea.; Cochlospermum fraseri

"Right smack in the middle of the village is a huge kapok tree, which is where they get together and have their market every fifth day."

From kapok + tree.