Cotton (Noun)

Meaning ¹

Erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Synonyms

• Cotton Plant

Hypernyms

• Bush

Hyponyms

• Tree Cotton
• Gossypium Hirsutum
• Gossypium Peruvianum
• Gossypium Thurberi
• Gossypium Herbaceum
• Gossypium Arboreum
• Gossypium Barbadense
• Arizona Wild Cotton

Meaning ²

Soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state.

Classification

Nouns denoting substances.

Synonyms

• Cotton Wool
• Cotton Fiber

Hypernyms

• Plant Fibre

Related Words

• Cottony (adjective)

Meaning ³

Thread made of cotton fibers.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Hypernyms

• Yarn

Hyponyms

• Lisle Thread

Meaning ⁴

Fabric woven from cotton fibers.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Hypernyms

• Textile
• Material
• Cloth

Hyponyms

• Gauze Bandage