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Definition of Kapoks
1. kapok [n] - See also: kapok
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kapoks
Literary usage of Kapoks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Changing Africa: The First Literary Generation of Independent Cape Verde by Gerald M. Moser (1992)
"... that is, a Santiago Islander, the native Tree, though the only one of its
race, aside from the kapoks of Engenho, of the Peak, and a few more. ..."
2. Down Under by N. Maisondeau (1912)
"... and kapoks and palms below. From the southern windows of the sky-parlour in
the main building, one looks up to the high peaks of ..."
3. Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière by Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (1808)
"Genre 485 d'insectes de la famille Basiliques. Hist. des Insectes, XIV, 3o6.
kapoks ( les ). Leur description, XX, 64, 91. ..."
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