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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
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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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