Two species in the family Bombacaceae: the Indian silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba) and the ceiba
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Along the inner and outer ditch sides of the walls of Old Owu silk-cotton trees were planted at regular intervals of about 150 metres, though they were also planted in groups.
These kapok or silk-cotton trees belong to the Bombax family, Bombacaceae, which includes many fascinating, handsome and much admired trees.
It is this spot that is featured in movies, simply because of the massive silk-cotton trees that literally grow out of the stone monuments as one can see from the pictures.
It has a preference for residing in the silk-cotton tree because the silky fibres of the seedpods resemble its coat and may act to camouflage it from predators.
The next morning I woke up after a deep sleep and lay in bed, lazily looking out of the window at the silk-cotton tree where birds were translating the morning breeze into tunes.
Definition of silk-cotton tree in US English:
silk-cotton tree
noun
A tree that produces silk cotton (kapok).
吉贝树，木棉树
Two species in the family Bombacaceae: the Indian silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba) and the ceiba
Example sentencesExamples
It is this spot that is featured in movies, simply because of the massive silk-cotton trees that literally grow out of the stone monuments as one can see from the pictures.
These kapok or silk-cotton trees belong to the Bombax family, Bombacaceae, which includes many fascinating, handsome and much admired trees.
The next morning I woke up after a deep sleep and lay in bed, lazily looking out of the window at the silk-cotton tree where birds were translating the morning breeze into tunes.
It has a preference for residing in the silk-cotton tree because the silky fibres of the seedpods resemble its coat and may act to camouflage it from predators.
Along the inner and outer ditch sides of the walls of Old Owu silk-cotton trees were planted at regular intervals of about 150 metres, though they were also planted in groups.