sea island cotton meaning

UK /siː ˈaɪlənd ˈkɒtən/ US /si ˈaɪlənd ˈkɑtən/ 5 syllables

sea island cotton (noun): 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.

Definition of sea island cotton

  1. 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

    Synonyms: tree cotton, Gossypium barbadense

    Type of: cotton

How to pronounce sea island cotton

sea island cotton is pronounced /siː ˈaɪlənd ˈkɒtən/ in British English and /si ˈaɪlənd ˈkɑtən/ in American English. It has 5 syllables.

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