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木綿 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cotton noun A soft white fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant, used to make thread and fabric.

Senses

木綿 is used for these senses in English:

  • cotton Any plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth.
  • kapok tree The silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba), an Asian tree with red flowers.

cotton — full definition

  1. noun A soft white fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant, used to make thread and fabric.
  2. noun The plant itself, grown for its fibre.
  3. verb Informal: to take a liking to someone or something, or start to understand it.

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