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Egyptian cotton

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Egyptian cotton
n.
A long-staple fine cotton grown chiefly in northern Africa.
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Noun1.Egyptian cotton - fine somewhat brownish long-staple cotton grown in EgyptEgyptian cotton - fine somewhat brownish long-staple cotton grown in Egypt; believed to be derived from sea island cotton or by hybridization with Peruvian cotton
cotton plant, cotton - erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers


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The Egyptian cotton crop has shrunk to its lowest total in more than a century and producers are demanding a return to subsidies like those still paid in some other countries.
The Egyptian cotton crop has shrunk to its lowest total in more than a century and producers are demanding a return to subsidies like those paid in some other countries.
The Egyptian cotton crop has shrunk to its lowest total in more than a century and producers are demanding a return to subsidies like those still paid in some other countries.
 
 
 
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