This section is from the "A Complete Dictionary of Dry Goods" book, by George S. Cole. Also available from Amazon: A complete dictionary of dry goods and history of silk, cotton, linen, wool and other fibrous substances,: Including a full explanation of the modern processes ... together with various useful tables.
Kapok (Ka-Pok'). The silky wool which invests the seeds of a species of silk-cotton tree botanically related to the cotton-plant, found in the East and West Indies. Like the wool of some allied trees, as the cottonwood, it is used for stuffing pillows, cushions etc. It has of recent years become a considerable article of export from Ceylon.
 
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