noun · Nature

kapok

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The meaning (definition) of the word kapok

a tall tree whose pods burst open with fluffy fibers

The word kapok used in a sentence

Kapok trees have fluffy fibers inside their seed pods.

Words that mean the same as kapok (synonyms)

fiber

How the word kapok is said around the world

Frenchkapok (kahpawk)
Spanishcapoc (kahpohk)
Mandarin木棉 (mù mián)
Hindiरूई (rooee)
Arabicكابوك (kahbookah)
Russianкапок (kapok)
Portuguese (EU)kapok (kuhpohk)
Portuguese (BR)kapok (kahpohk)
Japaneseカポック (kapokku)
GermanKapok (kahpohk)
Urduکپوک (kuhpohk)
Punjabiਕਾਪੋਕ (kahpohk)
Korean카폭 (kapog)
Hebrewקאפוק
Greekκαπόκ (kapok)
Dutchkapok (kahpawk)
Tagalogkapok (kahpohk)
Vietnamesebông gòn (bohng ghawn)
Turkishkapok (kahpawk)
Persianکاپوک (kahpook)
Polishkapok (kahpawk)
Ukrainianкапок (kapok)
Bengaliকাপোক (kahpohk)
Swedishkapock (kahpawk)
Italiankapok (kahpawk)

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