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Cotton

/ˈkɒt.n̩/

Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber.

📖 Definitions of "Cotton"

noun
  1. 1

    Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber.

  2. 2

    Any plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth.

  3. 3

    Any fiber similar in appearance and use to Gossypium fiber.

  4. 4

    The textile made from the fiber harvested from a cotton plant, especially Gossypium.

verb
  1. 1

    To provide with cotton.

  2. 2

    To make or become cotton-like

  3. 3

    To protect from harsh stimuli, coddle, or muffle.

  4. 4

    To rub or burnish with cotton.

adjective
  1. 1

    Made of cotton.

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