cottonseed seed of cotton plants; source of cottonseed oil
gossypium arboreum,
tree cotton East Indian shrub cultivated especially for ornament for its pale yellow to deep purple blossoms
gossypium barbadense,
sea island cotton,
tree cotton small bushy tree grown on islands of the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of the southern United States; yields cotton with unusually long silky fibers
gossypium herbaceum,
levant cotton Old World annual having heart-shaped leaves and large seeds with short greyish lint removed with difficulty; considered an ancestor of modern short-staple cottons
egyptian cotton fine somewhat brownish long-staple cotton grown in Egypt; believed to be derived from sea island cotton or by hybridization with Peruvian cotton
cotton -
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
cloth,
textile,
fabric,
material artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll around the seeds of the cotton plant. The plant is a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, Africa, India, and Pakistan. The fiber most often is spun into yarn or thread and used to make a soft, breathable textile, which is the most widely used natural-fiber cloth in clothing today.
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cotton Fiber obtained from plants of the genus Gossypium, used in making fabrics, cordage, and padding and for producing artificial fibers and cellulose.
cotton A shrub of the genus Gossypium known for the soft fibers that protect its seeds.
