Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kapok tree

/ˈkeɪˌpɑk tɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: ka-pok tree
IPA: /ˈkeɪˌpɑk tɹi/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ceiba pentandra, a tree of the tropical Americas and west-central Africa, with white flowers, cultivated in south-east Asia for its seed fibre.

noun

The silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba), an Asian tree with red flowers.

noun

Two trees with yellow flowers native to northern Australia and Papua New Guinea.

noun

Two trees with yellow flowers native to northern Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Example Sentences

"Right smack in the middle of the village is a huge kapok tree, which is where they get together and have their market every fifth day."
"The coastal morning glory was left to creep up a bamboo pole that leaned against the kapok tree."

Etymology

From kapok + tree.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkeɪˌpɑk tɹi/
British English: /ˈkeɪpɒk tɹiː/

Inflected Forms

kapok trees (plural)

Synonyms

kapok

Questions

How do you pronounce kapok tree?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkeɪˌpɑk tɹi/.
What does kapok tree mean?: Ceiba pentandra, a tree of the tropical Americas and west-central Africa, with white flowers, cultivated in south-east Asia for its seed fibre.
Where does kapok tree come from?: From kapok + tree.

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