Definition of Kaok
Ka*pok" (?), n. [Prob. fr. the native
name.] (Bot.) A silky wool derived from the seeds of
Ceiba pentandra (syn. Eriodendron anfractuosum), a
bombaceous tree of the East and West Indies.
Ka*pok" (?), n. [Prob. fr. the native
name.] (Bot.) A silky wool derived from the seeds of
Ceiba pentandra (syn. Eriodendron anfractuosum), a
bombaceous tree of the East and West Indies.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A silky fibre obtained from the silk-cotton tree used for insulation and stuffing for pillows, mattresses, etc.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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