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Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor percentages of waxes, fats, pectins, and water.
- Cotton Gin
A model of a 19th-century cotton gin on display at the Eli...
- Staple Fiber
Etymology. The word staple, used about a fiber of wool, is...
- Cotton (Disambiguation)
Cotton is a soft, staple fiber that can be spun and woven...
- Cotton Production in The United States
Almost all of the cotton fiber growth and production occurs...
- History of Cotton
The history of cotton can be traced to domestication for an...
- Gossypium
Gossypium (/ ɡ ɒ ˈ s ɪ p i ə m /) is a genus of flowering...
- Gossypium hirsutum
Gossypium hirsutum, also known as upland cotton or Mexican...
- Cotton Gin
Cotton is one of the oldest fibers under human cultivation, with traces of cotton over 7,000 years old recovered from archaeological sites. Cotton is also one of the most used natural fibers in existence today, with consumers everywhere wearing and using cotton for various purposes.
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor percentages of waxes, fats, pectins, and water.
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