Defenition of the word cotton
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Defenition of the word cotton
- Fiber obtained from plants of the genus Gossypium, used in making fabrics, cordage, and padding and for producing artificial fibers and cellulose.
- A shrub of the genus Gossypium known for the soft fibers that protect its seeds.
- fabric woven from cotton fibers
- thread made of cotton fibers
- take a liking to; "cotton to something"
- erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
- silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
- soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
- take a liking to
Synonyms for the word cotton
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- cord
- cotton plant
- cotton wool
- fiber
- filament
- line
- strand
- yarn
Similar words in the cotton
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- cotton
- cotton's
- cottoned
- cottoning
- cottonmouth
- cottonmouth's
- cottonmouths
- cottons
- cottonseed
- cottonseed's
- cottonseeds
- cottontail
- cottontail's
- cottontails
- cottonwood
- cottonwood's
- cottonwoods
Meronymys for the word cotton
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- cotton
- cotton wool
- cottonseed
- genus Gossypium
- Gossypium
Hyponyms for the word cotton
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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
Hypernyms for the word cotton
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- bush
- cloth
- fabric
- like
- material
- plant fiber
- plant fibre
- shrub
- substance
- surname
- textile
- thread
- yarn
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