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noun
A variety of cotton of extralong staple.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles
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noun
fine somewhat brownish long-staple cotton grown in Egypt; believed to be derived from sea island cotton or by hybridization with Peruvian cotton
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cotton, cotton plant
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