'Eriodendron anfractuosum' definitions:

Definition of 'Eriodendron anfractuosum'

From: GCIDE
  • Kapok \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 1913 Suppl.]