WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
veg′etable silk′, 
  1. Textilesa fine, glossy fiber, similar to silk cotton, from the seeds of a spiny Brazilian tree, Chorisia speciosa.
  • 1850–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
vegetable silk
  1. any of various silky fibres obtained from the seed pods of certain plants
    See also kapok

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