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cotton vs Egyptian cotton

Egyptian cotton vs cotton

cotton and Egyptian cotton both are nouns.

cotton is a verb but Egyptian cotton is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cotton Yes No Yes No
Egyptian cotton Yes No No No
As nouns, Egyptian cotton is a hyponym of cotton; that is, Egyptian cotton is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cotton:
  • cotton: erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
  • 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
Other hyponyms of cotton include Gossypium arboreum, tree cotton, Gossypium barbadense, sea island cotton, tree cotton, Gossypium herbaceum, Levant cotton, Gossypium hirsutum, upland cotton, Gossypium peruvianum, Peruvian cotton, Arizona wild cotton, Gossypium thurberi, wild cotton.
cotton (noun) Egyptian cotton (noun)
fabric woven from cotton fibers fine somewhat brownish long-staple cotton grown in Egypt; believed to be derived from sea island cotton or by hybridization with Peruvian cotton
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
cotton (verb) Egyptian cotton (verb)
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