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Kapok vs Yapok - What's the difference?

kapok | yapok |

As nouns the difference between kapok and yapok

is that kapok is a silky fibre obtained from the silk-cotton tree used for insulation and stuffing for pillows, mattresses, etc while yapok is the water opossum, chironectes minimus .

kapok

English

Alternative forms

* capoc

Noun

(en noun)
  • A silky fibre obtained from the silk-cotton tree used for insulation and stuffing for pillows, mattresses, etc.
  • * 1977 , , The Honourable Schoolboy , Folio Society 2010, p. 492:
    • The moon came out of hiding and for a moment Jerry forgot his anxiety as a little grey-clad figure, small and sturdy [...], in a kapok coat and bulging proletarian cap, lowered himself over the side and leapt for the waiting arms of the sampan's crew.
  • * 1985 , (Peter Carey), Illywhacker , Faber & Faber 2003, p. 39:
    • You can stuff them full of kapok to make a decent cushion and there is nothing better to carry frogs in.

    Derived terms

    * kapok tree

    yapok

    English

    (wikipedia yapok)

    Alternative forms

    * yapock

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The water opossum, Chironectes minimus