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Ceiba speciosa, the
floss silk tree (formerly
Chorisia speciosa), is a
species of
deciduous tree that is
native to the
tropical and
subtropical forests...
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Embroidery floss or
stranded cotton is a
loosely twisted,
slightly glossy 6-strand thread,
usually of
cotton but also
manufactured in
silk, linen, and...
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Dental floss is a cord of thin filaments,
typically made of
nylon or
silk, used in
interdental cleaning to
remove food and
dental plaque from
between teeth...
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Ceiba chodatii, the
floss silk tree, is a
species of
deciduous tree
native to the
tropical and
subtropical forests of
South America. It has a bottle-shaped...
- elsewhere;
Brachychiton species, (Malvaceae), of Australia;
Ceiba species, the
floss silk tree or palo
borracho of
South America. "Cavanillesia platanifolia" (Malvaceae)...
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Ceiba insignis (syn.
Chorisia insignis), the
white floss-
silk tree, is a
species of
flowering plant in the
family Malvaceae,
native to dry
tropical forests...
- unraveled, but
rather stretched into a flat
tangled web and
layered to form
silk floss,
which will fill the comforter. The
cocoons are
first boiled to loosen...
- as the coma (often
referred to by
other names such as pappus, "
floss", "plume", or "
silk"). The
follicles ripen and
split open, and the seeds, each carried...
- of
embroidery or
design The
embroidery is done with
floss silk thread. Soft
untwisted silk floss called patt, was used for embroidery. The
thread came...
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geometrical figures or
patterns of
various kinds are sewn by hand with
floss silk in
various colours. Over the
phanek or
fanek is worn a
white sheet, which...
