devil's cotton

noun

A Southeast Asian plant, Abroma augustum, which is used to make fiber.

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Meanings

noun
  1. A Southeast Asian plant, Abroma augustum, which is used to make fiber.
  2. uncountableFiber yielded by this plant, or textiles made from it.
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APA

devil's cotton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devil's%20cotton

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“devil's cotton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devil's%20cotton. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “devil's cotton,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devil's%20cotton.

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