upland cotton
Americannoun
noun
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a tropical American cotton plant, Gossypium hirsutum, widely cultivated for its fibre
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the fibre of this plant, or the fabric woven from it
Etymology
Origin of upland cotton
An Americanism dating back to 1810–20
Example Sentences
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Sam Clay of Toyo Cotton Company, a Dallas trader that buys upland cotton from farmers and sells it to mills, said the collapse of the crop had sent him scrambling.
From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2023
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.
From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2023
The cultivation of upland cotton spread rapidly, and the Cotton Kingdom began to rise.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
We brought in number of specimens of their spindles and yam, and, as it was quite equal to American upland cotton, did not offer them any American seed.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 18, 2013
This is an upland cotton, and its fibres are very soft, moist, and elastic.
From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)
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