Mapou

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    On Haiti, the kapok tree, Ceiba pentandra.

    "“They found him beneath a great mapou tree, and one by one he called for his grandchildren, including Max's father.”"

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kapoksilk-cotton tree

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"“They found him beneath a great mapou tree, and one by one he called for his grandchildren, including Max's father.”"

Etymology

From Haitian Creole.

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ceiba pentandra

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