Main Entry: cot·ton

Pronunciation: \ˈkät-^ən\

Function: noun

Usage: often attrib

1 : a soft usually white fibrous substance composed of the hairs surrounding the seeds of various erect freely branching tropical plants (genus Gossypium) of the mallow family and used extensively in making threads, yarns, and fabrics (as in surgical dressings)
2 : a plant producing cotton ; especially : one grown for its cotton