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SHORT-STAPLE COTTON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does short-staple cotton mean?
• SHORT-STAPLE COTTON (noun)
The noun SHORT-STAPLE COTTON has 1 sense:
1. cotton with relatively short fibers
Familiarity information: SHORT-STAPLE COTTON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cotton with relatively short fibers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("short-staple cotton" is a kind of...):
cotton; cotton fiber; cotton wool (soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state)
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