The seed hair of a wide variety of plants of the Gossypium family. see also upland cotton
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A cellulose fiber collected from the perennial shrub from the genus Gossypium; predominantly G. hirsutum (upland or long-staple cotton), but also some G. barbadense (Pima or extra-long-staple cotton).
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