Egyptian cotton

/əˌdʒɪpʃən ˌkɑtn/
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Other forms: Egyptian cottons

Definitions of Egyptian cotton
  1. noun
    fine somewhat brownish long-staple cotton grown in Egypt; believed to be derived from sea island cotton or by hybridization with Peruvian cotton
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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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