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 [sey-buh or, for 2, sahy-; Sp. they-vah, sey-]  

cei·ba

   [sey-buh or, for 2, sahy-; Sp. they-vah, sey-]
noun, plural cei·bas  [-buhz; Sp. -vahs] .
1.
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
2.
silk cotton; kapok.
Origin:
1805–15; < Spanish < Taino ceyba or its cognate in another Arawakan language

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Ceiba is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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La Cei·ba

   [lah sey-vah]
noun
a seaport in N Honduras. 44,057.
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ceiba (ˈseɪbə)
 
—n
1.  any bombacaceous tropical tree of the genus Ceiba, such as the silk-cotton tree
2.  silk cotton; kapok
 
[C19: from New Latin, from Spanish, of Arawak origin]

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