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cotton


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Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Preferred Term

cotton

Details

White-to-yellowish fiber of the calyx, or blossom, of several species of plant of the genus Gossypium of the mallow family; used especially for making textile, cord, and padding, and for producing cellulose for plastic and rayon.

Variations

cotton (fiber)

fibre, cotton

cotton fiber

fiber, cotton

cotton fibre

coton

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