cotton
/kˈɑtʌn/
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Definitions
Noun
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
Noun
fabric woven from cotton fibers
Noun
erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
Noun
thread made of cotton fibers
Verb
take a liking to; "cotton to something"
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absorbent cotton
Arizona wild cotton
Egyptian cotton
gauze
gauze bandage
Gossypium arboreum
Gossypium barbadense
Gossypium herbaceum
Gossypium hirsutum
Gossypium peruvianum
Gossypium thurberi
Levant cotton
lisle
lisle thread
long-staple cotton
Peruvian cotton
sea island cotton
short-staple cotton
tree cotton
upland cotton
wild cotton