cotton-plant
41cotton — noun 1》 a soft white fibrous substance which surrounds the seeds of the cotton plant and is used as textile fibre and thread for sewing. ↘fabric made from cotton fibre. 2》 (also cotton plant) the tropical and subtropical plant commercially… …
42cotton — cot|ton1 [ˈkɔtn US ˈka:tn] n [U] BrE [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: coton, from Arabic qutn] 1.) cloth or thread made from the white hair of the cotton plant ▪ a white cotton shirt ▪ Made from 100% cotton. 2.) a plant with white hairs on …
43cotton — 1 noun (U) 1 cloth or thread made from the white hair of the cotton plant: a crisp cotton shirt 2 a plant with white hairs on its seeds that are used for making cotton cloth and thread 3 BrE thread used for sewing 4 AmE cotton wool 2 verb cotton… …
44cotton*/*/ — [ˈkɒt(ə)n] noun [U] I 1) cloth made from the white fibres of a plant called a cotton plant a cotton dress[/ex] 2) British THREAD used for sewing a needle and cotton[/ex] II verb cotton [ˈkɒt(ə)n] cotton on …
45Cotton Belt (region) — For the railroad called Cotton Belt, see St. Louis Southwestern Railway. Cotton Belt is a term applied to a region of the southern United States where cotton was the predominant cash crop from the late 18th century into the 20th century.[1]… …
46cotton gin — noun a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers • Syn: ↑gin • Derivationally related forms: ↑gin (for: ↑gin) • Hypernyms: ↑machine * * * noun, pl ⋯ gins [cou …
47cotton worm — noun : cotton leafworm * * * cotton worm, the destructive larva of a noctuid moth that attacks the leaves of the cotton plant …
48cotton boll — noun The round, fluffy clumps in which form cotton grows on a cotton plant …
49cotton gin — noun (C) a machine that separates the seeds of a cotton plant from the cotton …
50cotton seed oil — oil obtained from the seed of the cotton plant used in salad and cooking oils …
