The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CEIBA which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1951.
Silk-cotton tree from which kapok comes crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| CEIBA | 100 % | 5 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Silk-cotton tree from which kapok comes
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ceiba
 - red silk cotton
 - simal
 - indigo
 - bombax
 - bombax ceiba
 - bombax malabarica
 - durian
 - red silk-cotton tree
 - lace
 - threaded
 - winder
 
Crossword Answer definitions
CEIBA noun- Any tree of the species in genus Ceiba
 - The silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba).
 
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