noun
Etymology: so called from the shape of the mass in which the seeds are found
1. : a shrub or small tree ( Gossypium brasiliense ) yielding a long-staple cotton
2. : the fiber obtained from kidney cotton
noun
Etymology: so called from the shape of the mass in which the seeds are found
1. : a shrub or small tree ( Gossypium brasiliense ) yielding a long-staple cotton
2. : the fiber obtained from kidney cotton
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012