kapok

Japanese: カポック
kapok
〘Noun〙 (kapok originally from Malay) A deciduous tall tree of the Bombacaceae family. It is found in the tropical regions of Southeast Asia. It can reach a height of 10 metres, with branches that grow horizontally in whorls, giving the tree the appearance of a telegraph pole with many crossbeams. The leaves are palmately compound and divided into seven to nine oblong leaflets. The flowers are fleshy and milky white, with five petals. The fruit is oblong, about 12cm long and 5cm wide, with pointed ends, and when ripe and dry, it splits into five parts, expelling seeds covered in copious amounts of fluff. This fluff is collected and used to stuff futons, pillows, cushions, etc. Bongya. True Bongya Tree. White Cotton. Indian Cotton Tree. Yoshigai. Old Shell. Kokugai. Kokuhaiku. Bakugo. Karapaku. [Kapok Fiber (1943)]

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Japanese:
〘名〙 (kapok 元来はマライ語) パンヤ科の落葉高木。東南アジアの熱帯地方に産する。高さ一〇メートルに達し、枝は水平に出て輪生し、全体が横木のたくさんついた電信柱のように見える。葉は長楕円形をした七~九の小葉に分かれた掌状複葉となる。花は肉質の乳白色で、五枚の花びらをもつ。果実は両端がとがった長さ約一二センチメートル、太さ約五センチメートルの長楕円形で、熟して乾くと五裂し、中から多量の綿毛でおおわれた種子を吐き出す。この綿毛を集めたものを蒲団、枕、クッションなどの詰め物に利用する。パンヤ。ほんパンヤのき。しろきわた。インドわたのき。吉貝。古貝。劫貝。劫波育。婆劫。迦羅婆劫。〔カポク繊維(1943)〕

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