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cottonseed

cottonseed noun: seed of the cotton plant.

cottonseed: seed of the cotton plant
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Noun

cottonseed (countable and uncountable, plural cottonseeds)

  1. Seed of the cotton plant.
  2. (countable) Any member of the genus Micropus.

cottonseed meaning in Arabic and Persian

cottonseed in Arabic

seed of the cotton plant
حَبّ القُطْن ḥabb al-quṭn

cottonseed in Persian

seed of the cotton plant
پنبهدانه panbe-dâne

Synonyms of cottonseed

Forms of cottonseed

pluralcottonseeds
alternative formcotton-seed
alternative formcotton seed

Origin of cottonseed

From cotton + seed.

Words formed from cottonseed

Phrases with cottonseed

Questions about cottonseed

What does cottonseed mean?
Cottonseed means seed of the cotton plant.
What is cottonseed in Arabic?
Cottonseed in Arabic is حَبّ القُطْن (ḥabb al-quṭn). See Cottonseed meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is cottonseed?
Cottonseed is a noun.
What is the plural of cottonseed?
The plural of cottonseed is cottonseeds.

Words near cottonseed in the dictionary

  1. cottons
  2. cottons on
  3. cottons on to
  4. cottons onto
  5. cottons to
  6. cottonseed
  7. cottonseed itch
  8. cottonseed meal
  9. cottonseed oil
  10. cottonseed oils
  11. cottonseeds

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