upland cotton


noun

a plant, Gossypium hirsutum, of warm regions of the New World, that is the chief commercial cotton crop in the U.S.
Also called American cotton.

Origin of upland cotton

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20

Words nearby upland cotton

British Dictionary definitions for upland cotton

upland cotton

noun

a tropical American cotton plant, Gossypium hirsutum, widely cultivated for its fibre
the fibre of this plant, or the fabric woven from it