English words for 'Alternative form of silk tree.'
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noun
- A cotton tree, Malabar silk-cotton tree, or red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba).
- A silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra).
- A silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) used for insulation and stuffing for mattresses, pillows, etc.
- 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
- a plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation
adj
- Made of silk.
- (figuratively, of speech or singing) Having a smooth, soft, or flowing utterance; attractive or (typically derogatory) convincing through pleasing expression.
- Having a smooth, soft, or light texture.
- Dressed in silk.
- having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk
verb
noun
- Anything which resembles silk, such as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize, or the seed covering of bombaxes.
- (horse racing, usually in the plural) The garments worn by a jockey displaying the colors of the horse's owner.
- (chiefly uncountable) A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider).
- A fine, soft cloth woven from silk fibers.
- (circus arts, in the plural) A pair of long silk sheets suspended in the air on which a performer performs tricks.
- (colloquial) A Queen's Counsel, King's Counsel or Senior Counsel.
- The gown worn by a Senior (i.e. Queen's/King's) Counsel.
- animal fibers produced by silkworms and other larvae that spin cocoons and by most spiders
- a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
verb
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- Fibers from other plants, especially palm trees
- (music) One who sings in the bass range.
- (music) An instrument that plays in the bass range, in particular a double bass, bass guitar, electric bass or bass synthesiser.
- The perch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the perch, all within the order of Perciformes.
- A low spectrum of sound tones.
- (music notation) The clef sign that indicates that the pitch of the notes is below middle C; a bass clef.
- The fibrous inner bark of the linden or lime tree, used for making mats.
- (music) A section of a musical group that produces low-pitched sound, lower than the baritone and tenor.
- Anything made from such fibers, such as a hassock, basket or thick mat.
- the lowest part in polyphonic music
- an adult male singer with the lowest voice
- the lowest adult male singing voice
- the lowest part of the musical range
- the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments
- any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus)
- nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes
- the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae
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- A ribbonwood (Adenostoma sparsifolium).
- An incense cedar (Calocedrus spp.),
- especially, Calocedrus decurrens.
- A tree of species Chukrasia tabularis, native to tropical Asia.
- A sequoia (Sequoia and Sequoiadendron).
- A Spanish cedar (Cedrela odorata).
- A West Indian elm (Guazuma ulmifolia).
- A chinaberry (Melia azedarach).
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noun
- A wood or tree similar to this genus, used in different parts of the world.
- Any of various small trees of the genus Cornus, especially the wild cornel and the flowering cornel.
- The wood of such trees and shrubs.
- hard tough wood of any dogwood of the genus Cornus; resembles boxwood
- a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers
noun
- A thin silk fabric, formerly used for linings.
- A sheep of the Blackhead Persian breed.
- (historical, countable) A person from Persia.
- (architecture) Any of a set of male figures used instead of columns to support an entablature.
- (countable) Short for Persian cat
- (countable) A person of Persian descent.
- (Canada, chiefly Northwestern Ontario) A pastry local to the Thunder Bay region in Canada often compared to either a cinnamon bun or a donut topped with pink icing.
- the modern official language of Iran
- a native or inhabitant of Iran
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noun
- A cotton tree, Malabar silk-cotton tree, or red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba).
- A silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra).
- A silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) used for insulation and stuffing for mattresses, pillows, etc.
- 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
- a plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation
noun
- Anything which resembles silk, such as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize, or the seed covering of bombaxes.
- (horse racing, usually in the plural) The garments worn by a jockey displaying the colors of the horse's owner.
- (chiefly uncountable) A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider).
- A fine, soft cloth woven from silk fibers.
- (circus arts, in the plural) A pair of long silk sheets suspended in the air on which a performer performs tricks.
- (colloquial) A Queen's Counsel, King's Counsel or Senior Counsel.
- The gown worn by a Senior (i.e. Queen's/King's) Counsel.
- animal fibers produced by silkworms and other larvae that spin cocoons and by most spiders
- a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
verb
noun
- Fibers from other plants, especially palm trees
- (music) One who sings in the bass range.
- (music) An instrument that plays in the bass range, in particular a double bass, bass guitar, electric bass or bass synthesiser.
- The perch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the perch, all within the order of Perciformes.
- A low spectrum of sound tones.
- (music notation) The clef sign that indicates that the pitch of the notes is below middle C; a bass clef.
- The fibrous inner bark of the linden or lime tree, used for making mats.
- (music) A section of a musical group that produces low-pitched sound, lower than the baritone and tenor.
- Anything made from such fibers, such as a hassock, basket or thick mat.
- the lowest part in polyphonic music
- an adult male singer with the lowest voice
- the lowest adult male singing voice
- the lowest part of the musical range
- the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments
- any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus)
- nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes
- the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae
adj
verb
noun
- A ribbonwood (Adenostoma sparsifolium).
- An incense cedar (Calocedrus spp.),
- especially, Calocedrus decurrens.
- A tree of species Chukrasia tabularis, native to tropical Asia.
- A sequoia (Sequoia and Sequoiadendron).
- A Spanish cedar (Cedrela odorata).
- A West Indian elm (Guazuma ulmifolia).
- A chinaberry (Melia azedarach).
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adj
verb
noun
- A wood or tree similar to this genus, used in different parts of the world.
- Any of various small trees of the genus Cornus, especially the wild cornel and the flowering cornel.
- The wood of such trees and shrubs.
- hard tough wood of any dogwood of the genus Cornus; resembles boxwood
- a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers
noun
- A thin silk fabric, formerly used for linings.
- A sheep of the Blackhead Persian breed.
- (historical, countable) A person from Persia.
- (architecture) Any of a set of male figures used instead of columns to support an entablature.
- (countable) Short for Persian cat
- (countable) A person of Persian descent.
- (Canada, chiefly Northwestern Ontario) A pastry local to the Thunder Bay region in Canada often compared to either a cinnamon bun or a donut topped with pink icing.
- the modern official language of Iran
- a native or inhabitant of Iran
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adj
- Made of silk.
- (figuratively, of speech or singing) Having a smooth, soft, or flowing utterance; attractive or (typically derogatory) convincing through pleasing expression.
- Having a smooth, soft, or light texture.
- Dressed in silk.
- having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk