ceiba

ceiba (SAY-buh) - n., a large deciduous tropical tree (Ceiba pentandra) with a spiny trunk and palmate leaves, which is cultivated for its pods containing silky fibers and small edible seeds.


Also better known in English as kapok and silk-cotton tree -- ceiba is the Spanish name (probably from Taino, but we're not sure) while kapok is from Malay.


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And that wraps up this week of WTFWWF 9. I maaaay hvae a few more plant name queued up for next week. Maaaaybe.

---L.