cotton
1. cot.ton \'ka:t-*n\ n [ME coton, fr. MF, fr. Ar qutsub-dot>n] 1a: a soft
usu. white fibrous substance composed of the hairs surrounding t he seeds
of various erect freely branching tropical plants (genus Gossypium) of the
mallow family 1b: a plant producing cotton; esp : one grown for its cotton
1c: a crop of cotton 2a: fabric made of cotton 2b: yarn spun from cotton
3: a downy cottony substance produced by various plants (as the cottonwood)
2. cotton \'ka:t-nin, -*n-in\ vi or cot.ton.ing : to take a liking {~s to
people easily}