No. Silk-cotton is a man-made blend of Silk and Cotton. * Cotton is spun from the flowering seed heads of the cotton plant * Silk is spun from the cocoons of silkworms, which feed on leaves of the mulberry tree
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The Silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra).
There are a number of plants that use or have the word Silk in thier common names;These include:Albizia julibrissin (Persian silk tree, pink silktree)Bombax ceiba (Red Silk Cotton Tree)Ceiba pentandra (Kapok, Ceiba or Silk Cotton Tree)There are also such things as "silk plants" which are fake or artificial plants that are made of silk. They are commonly used as decorations.
The palm tree is on the national crest of Gambia.
Silk cotton is considered mor eco friendly then silk because to get silk we have to kill the silk worm.Killing animals is harmul to enviroment.But silk cotton is plucked from the Kapok Tree without harming the tree.
The silk-cotton tree was believe to hold the spirits of good children waiting to be born. By being around the tree, fertile women believed that they had a higher chance of being filled with a good-spirit who would become their child.
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Silk is not made from cotton. Silk is produced from silkworms and is a protein fibre (coming from animal but in this case, insect).Cotton and silk have different textures. Silk is smooth and cold to the touch where as cotton is more rough. Also, silk has more of a lustre compared to cotton.
cotton is a natural fiber where as silk is not