cotton

/ˈkɒt.ən/
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Adjective

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Made of cotton fabric or fibers

She wore a cotton dress on the hot summer day.

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Noun

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A soft white fibrous substance that surrounds the seeds of the cotton plant and is used to make thread and fabric

This shirt is made of cotton.

Noun

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Thread or cloth made from cotton fibers

This shirt is made of 100% cotton.

Noun

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The cotton plant itself, a shrub of the genus Gossypium

Cotton is grown in warm climates around the world.