ceiba
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ceibas, plural;
/ˈsābə/,
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ceibas, plural;
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A very tall tropical American tree from which kapok is obtained, with lightweight yellowish or pinkish timber. It is pollinated by bats and was held sacred by the Maya
Web Definitions:
- tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers
- CEIBA Intercontinental is an airline based in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. Its main base is Malabo International Airport.
- Ceiba is the name of a genus of many species of large trees found in tropical areas, including Mexico, Central and South America, The Bahamas, Belize and the Caribbean, West Africa, and Southeast Asia. ...
- Very large tree of the Maya regions, considered sacred.
- A fiber obtained from the seed hairs of the ceiba tree. See also java cotton, kapok, and silk cotton.