Definition of kapoks

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• kapoks is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 16
• kapoks is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 16
• kapoks is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 17

Definition of kapoks

• massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. bombay ceiba
  2. ceiba pentandra
  3. ceiba tree
  4. god tree
  5. silk-cotton tree
  6. white silk-cotton tree
• a plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. silk cotton
  2. vegetable silk

See definition of kapoks in Merriam Webster