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bog cotton

bog cotton noun: the sedge Eriophorum angustifolium.

Noun

bog cotton (uncountable)

  1. The sedge Eriophorum angustifolium.

Origin of bog cotton

From its resemblance to cotton and its typical bog habitat.

Questions about bog cotton

What does bog cotton mean?
Bog cotton means the sedge Eriophorum angustifolium.
What part of speech is bog cotton?
Bog cotton is a noun.

Words near bog cotton in the dictionary

  1. bog butter
  2. bog chisel
  3. bog chisels
  4. bog clubmoss
  5. bog clubmosses
  6. bog cotton
  7. bog deal
  8. bog down
  9. bog earth
  10. bog gas
  11. bog hole

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