[ˈkɒtn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a soft white fibrous substance which surrounds the seeds of the cotton plant and is made into textile fibre and thread for sewing
(e.g: a cargo of cotton and wheat)

- the tropical and subtropical plant that is commercially grown to make cotton fabric and thread. Oil and a protein-rich flour are also obtained from the seeds


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French coton, from Arabic quṭn