A large tropical tree, Ceiba casearia; silk cotton, the fibre produced from the soft covering of the seeds within its fruit, used to stuff…
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding fibre, thatching, or basket material > [adjective] > of or relating to other fibre or thatch-yielding plants (5) kapok1735 A large tropical tree, Ceiba casearia; silk cotton, the fibre produced from the soft covering of the seeds within its fruit, used to stuff… sea-island1834 The designation of a fine variety of cotton, Gossypium barbadense, distinguished by long silky fibres, grown on the islands off the coast of Georgia… kie-kie1847 A New Zealand climbing plant, Freycinetia Banksii (family Pandanaceæ), the leaves of which are woven into baskets, etc. Also attributive. yedda1918 A type of grass used for making straw hats (see quot. 1925). Frequently attributive, as yedda braid, yedda plait, yedda straw. sweet-grass1926 North American. One of several scented grasses, esp. Hierochloë odorata, used in basket-making. |
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