cottonseed

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noun

Seed of the cotton plant.

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cottonweedcottontop
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Meanings

nouncottonseed (countable and uncountable, plural cottonseeds)

plural cottonseeds · alternative cotton-seed · alternative cotton seed

  1. countableuncountableSeed of the cotton plant.
  2. countableAny member of the genus Micropus.

    Synonyms: cottonweed, cottontop

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny member of the genus Micropus.

Similar
cottonweedcottontop
Also see
cottontopcottonweed

Origin

From cotton + seed.

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Translations

Arabic حَبّ القُطْن
  • حَبّ القُطْن (ḥabb al-quṭn)seed of the cotton plant
Chinese Mandarin 棉籽
  • 棉籽 (miánzǐ)seed of the cotton plant
Persian پنبهدانه
  • پنبهدانه (panbe-dâne)seed of the cotton plant
Turkish çiğit
  • çiğitseed of the cotton plant
Cite this entry
APA

cottonseed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cottonseed

MLA

“cottonseed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cottonseed. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cottonseed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cottonseed.

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