An old and reliable filling material is the kapok fibre, also called the vegetable down These are the seed hairs from the fruit of silk wool tree The bitter substance naturally contained in it, keeps the kapok fibre from bactreria and germ-free
a very light material like cotton used for filling soft things like cushions. Fibre obtained from the large, tropical silk cotton, or kapok, tree (Ceiba pentandra, family Bombacaceae), which bears hundreds of seedpods filled with fibrous seeds. The tree is grown chiefly in Asia and Indonesia. Sometimes called silk cotton or Java cotton, this moisture-resistant, quick-drying, resilient, buoyant fibre has been used in life preservers and other water-safety equipment. Kapok is also used to stuff pillows, mattresses, and upholstery, as insulation, and as a cotton substitute in surgery. However, it is highly flammable, and the fibres are too brittle for spinning. Its importance has decreased with the development of foam rubber, plastics, and man-made fibres
Mass of silky fibers that clothe the seeds of the kapok (or silk-cotton) tree, which grows 150 or more feet high with widely spreading branches and a spiny trunk as big as nine feet in diameter Kapok is used commercially as a filling for toys, mattresses, pillows, cushions, life preservers, quilts and sleeping bags and as insulation
A short, lightweight, cotton-like, vegetable fiber found in the seed pods of the Bombocaceae tree Because of its brittle quality, it is generally not spun However, its buoyancy and moisture resistance makes it ideal for use in cushions, mattresses, and life jackets
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