- vegetable silk
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a fine, glossy fiber, similar to silk cotton, from the seeds of a spiny Brazilian tree, Chorisia speciosa.[1850-55]
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vegetable silk — /vɛdʒtəbəl ˈsɪlk/ (say vejtuhbuhl silk) noun a fine, glossy fibre, similar to silk cotton, from the seeds of a Brazilian tree, Chorisia speciosa …
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