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Noun: ceiba tree
  1. Massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fibre
    - kapok, silk-cotton tree, white silk-cotton tree, Bombay ceiba, God tree, Ceiba pentandra

Derived forms: ceiba trees

Type of: angiospermous tree, flowering tree

Encyclopedia: Ceiba tree

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cefotaxime
ceftazidime
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ceftriaxone
cefuroxime
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Ceiba
Ceiba pentandra
ceiba tree
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ceilometer
celadon
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celandine poppy
Celastraceae