Difference between revisions of "Madar"

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A silky cotton fiber from the shrub ''Calotropis gigantea'' that is grown in India and the East Indies.  Madar is similar to kapok, a silky cotton, but is not as light or resilient.  
 
A silky cotton fiber from the shrub ''Calotropis gigantea'' that is grown in India and the East Indies.  Madar is similar to kapok, a silky cotton, but is not as light or resilient.  
  
See also [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=kapok kapok].
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See also [[kapok]].
  
 
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Latest revision as of 15:38, 21 January 2014

Description

A silky cotton fiber from the shrub Calotropis gigantea that is grown in India and the East Indies. Madar is similar to kapok, a silky cotton, but is not as light or resilient.

See also Kapok.