Egyptian cotton vs cotton

cotton vs Egyptian cotton

Egyptian cotton and cotton both are nouns.

Egyptian cotton is not a verb while cotton is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Egyptian cotton	Yes	No	No	No
cotton	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, cotton is a hypernym of Egyptian cotton; that is, cotton is a word with a broader meaning than Egyptian cotton:

Egyptian cotton: fine somewhat brownish long-staple cotton grown in Egypt; believed to be derived from sea island cotton or by hybridization with Peruvian cotton
cotton: erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers

Other hypernyms of Egyptian cotton include cotton plant.

Egyptian cotton (noun)	cotton (noun)
fine somewhat brownish long-staple cotton grown in Egypt; believed to be derived from sea island cotton or by hybridization with Peruvian cotton	fabric woven from cotton fibers
	thread made of cotton fibers
	erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
	soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state

Egyptian cotton (verb)	cotton (verb)
	take a liking to

Difference between Egyptian cotton and cotton

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