cotton vs cotton

cotton and cotton both are nouns.

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

cotton (noun)	cotton (noun)
fabric woven from cotton fibers	fabric woven from cotton fibers
thread made of cotton fibers	thread made of cotton fibers
erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy 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	soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state

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