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cotton (enc)

Cotton

Noun1.cotton - silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
cotton cloth, cotton - fabric woven from cotton fibers
cushioning, padding - artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort
absorbent cotton - cotton made absorbent by removal of the natural wax
plant fiber, plant fibre - fiber derived from plants
2.cotton - fabric woven from cotton fibers
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitraqnsparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
gauze, gauze bandage - (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings
cotton, cotton wool - silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
3.cotton - erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
cottonseed - seed of cotton plants; source of cottonseed oil
genus Gossypium, Gossypium - herbs and shrubs and small trees: cotton
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 grayish lint removed with difficulty; considered an ancestor of modern short-staple cottons
Gossypium hirsutum, upland cotton - native tropical American plant now cultivated in the United States yielding short-staple cotton
Gossypium peruvianum, Peruvian cotton - cotton with long rough hairy fibers
Egyptian cotton - fine long-stable somewhat brownish cotton grown in Egypt; believed to be derived from sea island cotton or by hybridization with Peruvian cotton
Arizona wild cotton, Gossypium thurberi, wild cotton - shrub of southern Arizona and Mexico
bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches
4.cotton - thread made of cotton fibers
lisle - a strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of long-staple cotton)
thread, yarn - a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
Verb1.cotton - take a liking to; "cotton to something"
like - find enjoyable or agreeable; "I like jogging"; "She likes to read Russian novels"

 

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