| NOUN | substance | cotton wool, cotton, cotton fiber | soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state |
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| Meaning | Soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state. | |
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| Synonyms | cotton, cotton fiber | |
| Narrower | absorbent cotton | cotton made absorbent by removal of the natural wax |
| long-staple cotton | cotton with relatively long fibers | |
| short-staple cotton | cotton with relatively short fibers | |
| Broader | plant fiber, plant fibre | Fiber derived from plants |
| Substance of | cotton | Fabric woven from cotton fibers |
| padding, cushioning | artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort | |
| Spanish | algodón, fibra de algodón, gossypium | |
| Catalan | cotó fluix, cotó | |
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