Meaning Of The Word Cotton

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cotton
Cotton is a type of cloth made from soft fibres from a particular plant.

Cotton in American English
John1584-1652; Am. Puritan clergyman, born in England: grandfather of Cotton Mather
of cotton
the soft, white seed hairs filling the seedpods of various shrubby plants (genus Gossypium) of the mallow family, originally native to the tropics
intransitive verb: to get on well together; agree
noun: a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc

cotton in British English
noun: any of various herbaceous plants and shrubs of the malvaceous genus Gossypium, such as sea-island cotton, cultivated in warm climates for the fibre surrounding the seeds and the oil within the seeds
noun: Sir Henry. 1907–87, English golfer: three times winner of the British Open (1934, 1937, 1948)

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