Cottonseeds

/ˈkɑtənˌsidz/ noun

Definition

Plural of cottonseed; multiple seeds from cotton plants.

Etymology

Cottonseed (cotton + seed) + -s plural suffix. Regular English pluralization pattern.

Kelly Says

One cotton plant produces hundreds of seeds surrounded by the fluffy fiber we call cotton—farmers had to separate them by hand until the cotton gin revolutionized the process in 1793.

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