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单词 sea-island cotton
释义

sea-island cotton

or Sea Island cotton

[ see-ahy-luhnd ]
/ ˈsiˌaɪ lənd /

noun

a long-staple cotton, Gossypium barbadense, raised originally in the Sea Islands and now grown chiefly in the West Indies.

Origin of sea-island cotton

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805

Words nearby sea-island cotton

Seahenge, sea hog, sea holly, sea hollyhock, sea horse, sea-island cotton, Sea Islands, seajack, sea kale, seakale beet, seakeeping
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British Dictionary definitions for sea-island cotton

sea-island cotton

noun

a cotton plant, Gossypium barbadense, of the Sea Islands, widely cultivated for its fine long fibres
the fibre of this plant or the material woven from it
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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