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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ceiba /ˈsʌɪbə/

▶noun a very tall tropical American tree from which kapok is obtained. [Ceiba pentandra.]

– origin via Sp. from Taino, lit. ‘giant tree’.

'ceiba' also found in these Oxford entries:

kapok - silk-cotton tree

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