Get to know Kapok better with 5 real example sentences, the meaning. In Dutch this translates to kapok.
Kapok in a sentence
Kapok meaning
- A silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) used for insulation and stuffing for mattresses, pillows, etc.
- A silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra).
- A cotton tree, Malabar silk-cotton tree, or red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba).
Synonyms of Kapok
Kapok vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Kapok
- The main meaning on this page is: A silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) used for insulation and stuffing for mattresses, pillows, etc. | A silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra). | A cotton tree, Malabar silk-cotton tree, or red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba).
- Useful related words include: silk cotton, angiospermous tree, ceiba pentandra, god tree.
- Possible Dutch translations are: kapok.
Context around Kapok
- Average sentence length in these examples: 15.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Kapok
- In this selection, "kapok" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 15.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, harvest, seed, seeds and pillow stand out and add context to how "kapok" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include buy one kapok pillow you and filled with kapok sacks for. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "kapok" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with kapok
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Kapok seed oil A vegetable oil can be pressed from kapok seeds. (12 words)
Kapok oil has some potential as a biofuel and in paint preparation. (12 words)
Native tribes along the Amazon River harvest kapok fibre to wrap around their blowgun darts. (15 words)
In addition to sales on its memory foam and hybrid mattresses, if you buy one Kapok pillow, you get another 50% off. (22 words)
Native tribes along the Amazon River harvest kapok fibre to wrap around their blowgun darts. (15 words)
The boxes were machined from aluminium stock and filled with Kapok sacks for added buoyancy. (15 words)
Example sentences (5)
Kapok seed oil A vegetable oil can be pressed from kapok seeds.
In addition to sales on its memory foam and hybrid mattresses, if you buy one Kapok pillow, you get another 50% off.
Kapok oil has some potential as a biofuel and in paint preparation.
Native tribes along the Amazon River harvest kapok fibre to wrap around their blowgun darts.
The boxes were machined from aluminium stock and filled with Kapok sacks for added buoyancy.