1.A person who picks cotton. 2.An implement designed to mechanically remove cotton fiber from its seedpod. It was developed before World War II, but did not seriously replace handpicking until after World War II. 1001 Words and Phrases You Never Knew You Didn’t Know by W.R. Runyan Copy...
2.cotton rose- any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads filago,cudweed flower- a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms genus Filago- genus of small woolly herbs Filago germanica,herba impia- (literally an undutiful herb) a variety of cotton ros...
There are many different species of Gossypium, a member of the Malvaceae, or Mallow, family. Economically, cotton is one of the most valuable of all plants. The biennial or triennial herb is a branching shrub about 5 ft. high, with woody roots, and branches. The flower seems to open onl...
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