noun, masculine/poˈt͡ʃote/plural: pochotes
shaving brush tree (Pseudobombax ellipticum); Ceiba acuminata; Ceiba aesculifolia; silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra); Cochlospermum vitifolium
Synonyms: algodón silvestre, apompo, madera de pasta, palo amarillo, panuco, pongolote, pomposúchitl, pumpunsuchi
Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl pōchōtl.