ceiba

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noun

Any tree of the genus Ceiba, the best-known of which is Ceiba pentandra.

OriginSpanish ceiba ← Taíno *seiba →
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Meanings

ceiba1

nounceiba (plural ceibas or ceiba)

plural ceibas

  1. Any tree of the genus Ceiba, the best-known of which is Ceiba pentandra.
  2. The silk-cotton tree, Bombax ceiba.

Ceiba2

proper noun
  1. A place name:
    1. A town and municipality in north-east Puerto Rico, named after the Ceiba tree genus.
    2. A barrio in Cidra municipality, Puerto Rico.
    3. A barrio in Las Piedras municipality, Puerto Rico.
    4. A barrio in Vega Baja municipality, Puerto Rico.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
silk-cotton tree

Origin

  1. Taíno*seiba
  2. Spanishceiba
  3. Englishceiba

Borrowed from Spanish ceiba.

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Cite this entry
APA

ceiba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ceiba

MLA

“ceiba.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ceiba. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ceiba,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ceiba.

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