upland cotton

/ˌʌplənd ˌkɑtn/
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Other forms: upland cottons

Definitions of upland cotton
  1. noun
    native tropical American plant now cultivated in the United States yielding short-staple cotton
    synonyms: Gossypium hirsutum
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    type of:
    cotton, cotton plant
    erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
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