ceiba
- noun
- /ˈseɪbə/
- Specialized
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ceiba
- Then suddenly he gasped and fell sideways, back onto an upturned knee of the ceiba.
- ceiba tree
Examples
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During the rainy season, the beautiful ceiba bursts into bloom, attracting many pollinators.
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Chan Bahlum climbed over the ceiba.
Fiction book (1993) -
The majestic ceiba tree shades the front of the house and menaces the roof with its branches.
Academic text (2017) -
Etzmoan, holding the smoking torch, stepped over a fallen ceiba trunk.
Fiction book (1993) -
The big cat's head thrashed awkwardly against the ceiba, against Dart, against Etzmoan's knees.
Fiction book (1993) -
In the jungle, small palms and brush can spring to 14 feet high in a year, filling the space between towering cedar, mahogany, ramon, and ceiba trees.
Academic text (2010) -
The torch jerked, but he held it even as he clutched at his leg, and Chan Bahlum saw on the ground a stride from the ceiba the too-smooth branch that swayed gently for only an instant.
Fiction book (1993) -
The ceiba tree, known for its large, bell-shaped flowers, stands proudly in the center of the park.
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In tropical regions, the massive trunk of the ceiba provides shelter for various animals.
Synonyms
A very large tropical tree with a thick trunk and seed pods of silky fibers
Compounds
- Specialized
An Asian tree from India that makes silk cotton fibers used to stuff pillows and mattresses
A large tropical tree with a rough trunk and seed pods full of soft fibers used for pillows
- Specialized
A large tropical tree that makes pods with seeds covered in soft floss used to stuff pillows
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Etymology
The word ceiba comes from a Taíno word seiba that Spanish speakers used for the same tree. The tree makes a 'cotton-like' fluff around its seeds, so ceiba today brings to mind a very large tropical tree with soft seed fibers.