pochote 534
pochote . ( Of the nahua pochotl ). 1. m. C. Rica , Hond, México. and IAS. Bombacáceo tree, with the trunk covered with spines resembling pustules, whose wood is used in construction. 2. m. El Salva. , Hond and México. Species of whitish cotton that surrounds the seeds of the fruit of this tree and used as filling for mattresses and pillows.