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cei•ba
Pronunciation: (sā'bu or, for 2, sī'-; Sp. thā'vä, sā'-), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -basPronunciation: (-buz; Sp. -väs). [key]
1. the silk-cotton tree,
Ceiba pentandra.
2. silk cotton; kapok.
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