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short-staple cotton vs cotton wool

cotton wool vs short-staple cotton

short-staple cotton and cotton wool both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
short-staple cotton Yes No No No
cotton wool Yes No No No
As nouns, cotton wool is a hypernym of short-staple cotton; that is, cotton wool is a word with a broader meaning than short-staple cotton:
  • short-staple cotton: cotton with relatively short fibers
  • cotton wool: soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
Other hypernyms of short-staple cotton include cotton, cotton fiber.
short-staple cotton (noun) cotton wool (noun)
cotton with relatively short fibers soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
Difference between short-staple cotton and cotton wool

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