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Significados de tree cotton en inglés

Small bushy tree grown on islands of the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of the southern United States; yields cotton with unusually long silky fibers.

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        East Indian shrub cultivated especially for ornament for its pale yellow to deep purple blossoms.

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              Examples for "sea island cotton"
              Examples for "sea island cotton"
              1
              Gulf cotton occupies a position between upland and sea island cotton.
              Textiles and Clothing
              2
              Sea Island Cotton grows best on a light, sandy soil holding only five per cent.
              The First Book of Farming
              3
              Sea island cotton is used chiefly for fine laces, thread and knit goods and for the finest lawns and muslins.
              Textiles and Clothing
              4
              TENTS-Thereis nothing better for material than the light waterproof Sea Island cotton of American manufacture, made under the trade name of waterproof silk.
              Through the Brazilian Wilderness
              5
              Its nature is not unlike that of the celebrated Sea Island cotton, possessing an equally fine texture, and, if anything, more of a silky fibre.
              Memoir of the Proposed Territory of Arizona