kapok tree; kapok
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
kapok tree; cotton tree; red cotton
Refers to the tree or its flower. The wood is light and used for plywood. The silky fiber (kapok) from the seed pods is used for stuffing pillows.
Chūn春
tiān天
dào到
le了
，
hóng红
mián棉
kāi开
huā花
le了
。
Spring has arrived, and the kapok tree is in bloom.
Zhè这
ge个
zhěn枕
tou头
shì是
yòng用
hóng红
mián棉
tián填
chōng充
de的
。
This pillow is stuffed with kapok.
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Hóng红
mián棉
shì是
Guǎng广
zhōu州
shì市
de的
shì市
huā花
。
The kapok flower is the city flower of Guangzhou.