| 1. | a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc. |
| 2. | the plant itself, having spreading branches and broad, lobed leaves. |
| 3. | such plants collectively as a cultivated crop. |
| 4. | cloth, thread, a garment, etc., of cotton. |
| 5. | any soft, downy substance resembling cotton, but growing on other plants. |
| 6. | Informal. to get on well together; agree. |
| 7. | Obsolete. to prosper or succeed. |
| 8. | cotton to or on to, Informal.
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