Cotton
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'''Cotton''' is a soft, fluffy staple [[fiber]] that grows in a [[boll]], or protective capsule, around the [[seed]]s of cotton plants of the [[genus]] ''[[Gossypium]]''. The fiber is almost pure [[cellulose]]. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal. | '''Cotton''' is a soft, fluffy staple [[fiber]] that grows in a [[boll]], or protective capsule, around the [[seed]]s of cotton plants of the [[genus]] ''[[Gossypium]]''. The fiber is almost pure [[cellulose]]. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal. | ||
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Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal.
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