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upland cotton

noun

  1. a plant, Gossypium hirsutum, of warm regions of the New World, that is the chief commercial cotton crop in the United States.

upland cotton

noun

  1. a tropical American cotton plant, Gossypium hirsutum, widely cultivated for its fibre

  2. the fibre of this plant, or the fabric woven from it

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Word History and Origins

Origin of upland cotton1

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20

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