simal

noun

si·​mal

ˈsēməl

plural -s

1

: an East Indian silk-cotton tree (Bombax malabarica) that yields a fiber inferior to kapok

2

: the fiber of the simal tree

called also red silk cotton

Word History

Etymology

Hindi semal

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