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silk cotton

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. silk cotton (noun)
  2. red silk cotton (noun)
  3. silk-cotton family (noun)
  4. silk-cotton tree (noun)
  5. white silk-cotton tree (noun)

silk cotton

noun

Definition of SILK COTTON

: the silky or cottony covering of seeds of various silk-cotton trees; especially : kapok

First Known Use of SILK COTTON

1697

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