Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.
bombax cotton — also called tree cotton, or vegetable down seed floss of various trees of the Bombax genus of the Malvaceae family; the plants grow in tropical countries and are cultivated in the West Indies and Brazil. The seed floss s individual fibres … Universalium
pre-Columbian civilizations — Introduction the aboriginal American Indian (Mesoamerican Indian) cultures that evolved in Meso America (part of Mexico and Central America) and the Andean region (western South America) prior to Spanish exploration and conquest in the 16th … Universalium
List of English words of Malay origin — Loan words from Malay in English ; Agar (also agar agar ): a gelatinous substance obtained from various kinds of red seaweed and used in biological culture media and as a thickener in foods.; Amok : ( berserk ), as in to run amok ; Bamboo : from… … Wikipedia
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
Kapok — For the children s book, see The Great Kapok Tree .taxobox name = Kapok image caption = Kapok planted in Honolulu, Hawaii regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Malvales familia … Wikipedia
Common Tailorbird — Male guzuratus in breeding plumage with elongated central tail feathers Conservation status … Wikipedia
angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) … Universalium
