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algodon [al.gu.dun.] : cotton (n.)
Synonyms: gapas

Derivatives of algodon


Glosses:
cotton
n. (substance)1. cotton, cotton fiber, cotton woolsoft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state.
~ cottonfabric woven from cotton fibers.
~ cushioning, paddingartifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort.
~ absorbent cottoncotton made absorbent by removal of the natural wax.
~ long-staple cottoncotton with relatively long fibers.
~ short-staple cottoncotton with relatively short fibers.
~ plant fiber, plant fibrefiber derived from plants.
n. (artifact)2. cottonfabric woven from cotton fibers.
~ cloth, fabric, textile, materialartifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers.; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
~ gauze, gauze bandage(medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings.
~ cotton, cotton fiber, cotton woolsoft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state.
n. (plant)3. cotton, cotton planterect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers.
~ cottonseedseed of cotton plants; source of cottonseed oil.
~ genus gossypium, gossypiumherbs and shrubs and small trees: cotton.
~ gossypium arboreum, tree cottonEast Indian shrub cultivated especially for ornament for its pale yellow to deep purple blossoms.
~ gossypium barbadense, sea island cotton, tree cottonsmall bushy tree grown on islands of the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of the southern United States; yields cotton with unusually long silky fibers.
~ gossypium herbaceum, levant cottonOld World annual having heart-shaped leaves and large seeds with short greyish lint removed with difficulty; considered an ancestor of modern short-staple cottons.
~ gossypium hirsutum, upland cottonnative tropical American plant now cultivated in the United States yielding short-staple cotton.
~ gossypium peruvianum, peruvian cottoncotton with long rough hairy fibers.
~ egyptian cottonfine somewhat brownish long-staple cotton grown in Egypt; believed to be derived from sea island cotton or by hybridization with Peruvian cotton.
~ arizona wild cotton, gossypium thurberi, wild cottonshrub of southern Arizona and Mexico.
~ bush, shruba low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems.
n. (artifact)4. cottonthread made of cotton fibers.
~ lisle thread, lislea strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of long-staple cotton).
~ thread, yarna fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving.
v. (emotion)5. cottontake a liking to.; "cotton to something"
~ likefind enjoyable or agreeable.; "I like jogging"; "She likes to read Russian novels"