Botany wool


noun
  1. a fine wool obtained from merino sheep.

Origin of Botany wool

1
First recorded in 1880–85

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British Dictionary definitions for Botany wool

Botany wool

noun
  1. a fine wool from the merino sheep

Origin of Botany wool

1
C19: from Botany Bay, where the wool came from originally

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