upland cotton

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noun

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

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Also called American cotton, American upland cotton .

Origin of upland cotton

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20

Words nearby upland cotton

up in the air, up-itself, Upjohn, upkeep, upland, upland cotton, upland plover, upland sandpiper, uplift, uplifted, uplifter

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How to use upland cotton in a sentence

Tom Cotton credits Harvard as the place where he “discovered political philosophy as a way of life.”
Harvard’s Conservative Cabal Takes Congress|Patricia Murphy|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With a pop of color and fun print, this cotton pair is not at all stuffy.
The Daily Beast’s 2014 Holiday Gift Guide: For the Don Draper in Your Life|Allison McNearney|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
May we suggest Friendly Fox, a crotched animal made from 100-percent cotton.
The Daily Beast’s 2014 Holiday Gift Guide: For the Blue Ivy in Your Life|Allison McNearney|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For instance, in Arkansas, a projected 57 percent of voters backed Republican Tom Cotton for the Senate.
How’d the GOP Win? By Running Left|Sally Kohn|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In his victory speech Tuesday night, Cotton declared, “The people of Arkansas have made their choice.”
In Arkansas, The House That Bubba Built Crumbles|Patricia Murphy|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This would in any event have depressed prices of cotton, even under ordinary conditions.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
Cotton exchanges reopened on November 16, and stock exchanges opened for restricted trading shortly thereafter.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
We followed the upland past the end of the Stone till we found a slope that didn't require wings for descent.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
When in the city they wore a rough felt conical hat and dark blue cotton robe.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
There was no finery in her wardrobe, a few neat cotton gowns for summer wear, and homespun for the winter—that was all.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie

British Dictionary definitions for upland cotton

upland cotton

noun

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

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

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