Cotton, Description, History, Production, Uses, Botanical Name, & Facts
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Cotton, seed-hair fiber of several species of plants of the genus Gossypium, belonging to the hibiscus, or mallow, family. Cotton, one of the world’s leading agricultural crops, is plentiful and economically produced, making cotton products relatively inexpensive.
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Cotton Description, History, Production, Uses, Botanical Name
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Cotton - Encyclopedia of Alabama
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Cotton - Wikipedia
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