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Sea island cotton

noun

Small bushy tree grown on islands of the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of the southern United States; yields cotton with unusually long silky fibers. Synonyms: Gossypium barbadense, tree cotton.

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"Sea island cotton" Quotes from Famous Books

... has to be seen to be understood. It is really an exclusive product of Florida and is found in the Key West country, where sea island cotton will grow all the year around, indifferent to changes of season. The banyan is almost a colony of trees in itself, having, apparently, a dozen trunks in one. All the upper boughs are more or less united, and the old proverb of "In union there is strength," ...

— My Native Land • James Cox

Words linked to "Sea island cotton" : cotton, cotton plant, Gossypium barbadense