[sea island cotton] n, often cap S&I [Sea Islands, chain of islands off the southeastern U.S. coast] (1805): a cotton (Gossypium barbadense) with esp. long silky fiber--called also sea island
SEA ISLAND COTTON
Meaning of SEA ISLAND COTTON in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012