upland cotton
noun
: a widely cultivated American cotton plant (Gossypium hirsutum) having short- to medium-staple fibers
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Hybrid Pima uses significantly less water than traditional Pima and slightly less water than traditional upland cotton.
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Sharon Edelson, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
West Texas is the main source of upland cotton in the United States, which in turn is the world’s third-biggest producer and largest exporter of the fiber.
—Coral Davenport, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2023
That means the collapse of the upland cotton crop in West Texas will spread beyond the United States, economists say, onto store shelves around the world.
—Coral Davenport, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Feb. 2023
Farmers of upland cotton and extra-long staple cotton will be eligible for payments of $84.74 per acre.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Sharon Edelson, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
West Texas is the main source of upland cotton in the United States, which in turn is the world’s third-biggest producer and largest exporter of the fiber.
—Coral Davenport, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2023
That means the collapse of the upland cotton crop in West Texas will spread beyond the United States, economists say, onto store shelves around the world.
—Coral Davenport, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Feb. 2023
Farmers of upland cotton and extra-long staple cotton will be eligible for payments of $84.74 per acre.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Upland cotton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upland%20cotton. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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