Definition of ceiba in English:

ceiba

noun ˈsʌɪbəˈsābə

A very tall tropical American tree from which kapok is obtained, with lightweight yellowish or pinkish timber.
Ceiba pentandra, family Bombacaceae
Also called kapok
Example sentencesExamples
- The tree most often used for these rituals is the ceiba, known as nkunia nsambi, the branch of god (nsambi).
- Just before he falls asleep he remembers a vast expanse of sugar cane, he remembers the still air, the sun beating down on the red earth and far off in the distance a ceiba tree that was haunted by the spirits of murdered slaves.
- Except for two years with the Cuban army in Angola, he has spent his life here, exploring every ceiba tree of the Caribbean's largest wetland.
- The book is about two taxa: the live oaks that dominate the coastal Louisiana landscape and the ceibas, the signature tree of the Guatemalan lowlands.
- The rusting set of free weights is scattered under a ceiba tree.

Origin

Via Spanish from Taino, literally 'giant tree'.

Definition of ceiba in US English:

ceiba

nounˈsābə

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.
Ceiba pentandra, family Bombacaceae
Also called kapok
Example sentencesExamples
- The book is about two taxa: the live oaks that dominate the coastal Louisiana landscape and the ceibas, the signature tree of the Guatemalan lowlands.
- The tree most often used for these rituals is the ceiba, known as nkunia nsambi, the branch of god (nsambi).
- Except for two years with the Cuban army in Angola, he has spent his life here, exploring every ceiba tree of the Caribbean's largest wetland.
- The rusting set of free weights is scattered under a ceiba tree.
- Just before he falls asleep he remembers a vast expanse of sugar cane, he remembers the still air, the sun beating down on the red earth and far off in the distance a ceiba tree that was haunted by the spirits of murdered slaves.

Origin

Via Spanish from Taino, literally ‘giant tree’.

单词	ceiba
释义	Definition of ceiba in English: ceiba noun ˈsʌɪbəˈsābə A very tall tropical American tree from which kapok is obtained, with lightweight yellowish or pinkish timber. Ceiba pentandra, family Bombacaceae Also called kapok Example sentencesExamples The tree most often used for these rituals is the ceiba, known as nkunia nsambi, the branch of god (nsambi). Just before he falls asleep he remembers a vast expanse of sugar cane, he remembers the still air, the sun beating down on the red earth and far off in the distance a ceiba tree that was haunted by the spirits of murdered slaves. Except for two years with the Cuban army in Angola, he has spent his life here, exploring every ceiba tree of the Caribbean's largest wetland. The book is about two taxa: the live oaks that dominate the coastal Louisiana landscape and the ceibas, the signature tree of the Guatemalan lowlands. The rusting set of free weights is scattered under a ceiba tree. Origin Via Spanish from Taino, literally 'giant tree'. Definition of ceiba in US English: ceiba nounˈsābə 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. Ceiba pentandra, family Bombacaceae Also called kapok Example sentencesExamples The book is about two taxa: the live oaks that dominate the coastal Louisiana landscape and the ceibas, the signature tree of the Guatemalan lowlands. The tree most often used for these rituals is the ceiba, known as nkunia nsambi, the branch of god (nsambi). Except for two years with the Cuban army in Angola, he has spent his life here, exploring every ceiba tree of the Caribbean's largest wetland. The rusting set of free weights is scattered under a ceiba tree. Just before he falls asleep he remembers a vast expanse of sugar cane, he remembers the still air, the sun beating down on the red earth and far off in the distance a ceiba tree that was haunted by the spirits of murdered slaves. Origin Via Spanish from Taino, literally ‘giant tree’.
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