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Noun: short-staple cotton
  1. Cotton with relatively short fibers

Derived forms: short-staple cottons

Type of: absorbent cotton [N. Amer], cotton, cotton fiber [US], cotton fibre [Brit, Cdn], cotton wool [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Short-staple cotton

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