Simal Cotton

Simal Cotton
SIMAL COTTON
A variety of cotton from the simal tree grown in India which is a species of Bombax. It is a strong, soft, short and silky seed hair of reddish-brown colour and used for stuffing. Also known as red silk cotton tree (Bombax Malabaricum)

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  • red silk-cotton — kapokinis bombakmedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bombakmedinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis, pluoštinis, vaistinis augalas (Bombax ceiba), paplitęs atogrąžų Azijoje ir Australijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Bombax ceiba angl. Indian… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • red silk cotton — noun a plant fiber from the red silk cotton tree of eastern India; inferior to kapok • Hypernyms: ↑plant fiber, ↑plant fibre * * * noun : simal …   Useful english dictionary

  • red silk-cotton tree — noun East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok • Syn: ↑simal, ↑Bombax ceiba, ↑Bombax malabarica • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Bombax, ↑genus Bombax …   Useful english dictionary

  • kapok — /kay pok/, n. the silky down that invests the seeds of a silk cotton tree (kapok tree), Ceiba pentandra, of the East Indies, Africa, and tropical America: used for stuffing pillows, life jackets, etc., and for acoustical insulation. Also called… …   Universalium

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  • Bombax ceiba — noun East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok • Syn: ↑red silk cotton tree, ↑simal, ↑Bombax malabarica • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Bombax, ↑genus Bombax …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bombax malabarica — noun East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok • Syn: ↑red silk cotton tree, ↑simal, ↑Bombax ceiba • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Bombax, ↑genus Bombax …   Useful english dictionary

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