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kapok tree [′kā‚päk ‚trē] (botany) Ceiba pentandra.A tree of the family Bombacaceae which produces pods containing seeds covered with silk cotton. Also known as silk cotton tree. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In addition to writing four instruction manuals for the Navy, he also updated the lifejackets they wore from the Kapok tree ("burned better than paper") to polyvinyl chloride (PVC) foam. As part of this showcase for sustainability, there are more than 10,000 plants from many climatic zones (including huge kapok trees, coconut palms and Saint Helena ebony, once thought extinct). Kapok trees were considered a holding place for departed souls and a place where the living could meet the dead. |
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