cotton

n. plant of the mallow family; white fluffy fibers produced by this plant; thread spun from cotton fibers; fabric woven from cotton thread; material that resembles cotton

v. like; be friendly with; (Informal) catch on, start to understand, cotton on

adj. made of cotton

n. family name

Cotton is a soft fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant (Gossypium sp.), a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, India, and Africa. However, virtually all of the commercial cotton grown today worldwide is grown from varieties of the native American species Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium barbadense. The fiber is most often spun into yarn or thread and used to make a soft, breathable textile, which is the most widely used natural-fiber cloth in clothing today. The English name derives from the Arabic (al) qutn قُطْن, meaning cotton. (The Spanish word algodón has the same etymology.)
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Noun
1. silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
(synonym) cotton wool
(hypernym) plant fiber, plant fibre
(hyponym) absorbent cotton
(substance-holonym) padding, cushioning
2. fabric woven from cotton fibers
(synonym) cotton cloth
(hypernym) fabric, cloth, material, textile
(hyponym) gauze, gauze bandage
(substance-meronym) cotton wool
3. erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
(synonym) cotton plant
(hypernym) shrub, bush
(hyponym) tree cotton, Gossypium arboreum
(member-holonym) Gossypium, genus Gossypium
(part-meronym) cottonseed
4. thread made of cotton fibers
(hypernym) thread, yarn
(hyponym) lisle
Verb
1. take a liking to; "cotton to something"
(hypernym) like

(v. i.)
To unite; to agree; to make friends; -- usually followed by with.
  

(v. i.)
To take a liking to; to stick to one as cotton; -- used with to.
  

(v. i.)
To rise with a regular nap, as cloth does.
  

(v. i.)
To go on prosperously; to succeed.
  

(n.)
The cotton plant. See Cotten plant, below.
  

(n.)
Cloth made of cotton.
  

(n.)
A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds of the cotton plant. Long-staple cotton has a fiber sometimes almost two inches long; short-staple, from two thirds of an inch to an inch and a half.
  

noun
purified fibres from the cotton plant used as a dressing on wounds, etc.; she dabbed the cut with cotton wool soaked in antiseptic; the nurse put a pad of cotton wool over the sore