Cotton

1. Silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state. Some use cotton on sticks as swabs.
2. Fabric woven from cotton fibers. Cotton shirts are very inexpensive.
3. Erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers. Cotton is an important crop in California.
4. Thread made of cotton fibers. We sew our shirts using cotton.