Definitions for kapoks

kapoks ka·pok

Spelling: [key-pok]
IPA: /ˈkeɪ pɒk/

Kapoks is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 60 anagrams from letters in kapoks (akkops).

Definitions for kapoks

noun

  1. the silky down that invests the seeds of a silk-cotton tree (ka·pok tree) Ceiba pentandra, of the East Indies, Africa, and tropical America: used for stuffing pillows, life jackets, etc., and for acoustical insulation.

Origin of kapoks

1740-50; Javanese (or Malay of Java and Sumatra) kapuk the name of the tree

Examples for kapoks

kapok oil is produced from a tree which is extensively grown in the East and West Indies.

Mutangud ang mga kwaknit sa mga búlak sa duldul, Bats are attracted to the flowers of the kapok tree.

The kapok plant furnishes most of the commercial silk cotton on the market.

The person imprisoned with a kapok log may sit or lie down, but cannot stand or move, and often may be kept that way for years.

Nag-atbu ang duldul sa unlan, The kapok flew out of the pillow.

Even prettier and more wonderfully made is the nest of the kapok bird, a little creature resembling a tom-tit.

The cotton or kapok was used directly, but the burlap was shredded into a fine mass of fluffy fibers.

The silk cotton or kapok (bombax) is also to be met with in every village.

This defect limits the use of other “flosses” or seed hairs in competition with kapok.

A good trade is also carried on in cattle, kapok, copra, pottery and all sorts of small wares.

Word Value for kapoks
Scrable

15

Words with friends

16

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