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lənd noun
a long-staple cotton, Gossypium barbadense, raised originally in the Sea Islands and now grown chiefly in the West Indies.
Also, Sea Island cotton.
Origin:
1795–1805, Americanism
1795–1805, Americanism
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| sea-island cotton | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a cotton plant, Gossypium barbadense, of the Sea Islands, widely cultivated for its fine long fibres |
| 2. | the fibre of this plant or the material woven from it |
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Sea island cotton
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