Natural Cotton Bolls
Item
Identifier
2025.071
Title
Natural Cotton Bolls
Type
Material
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Description
Cotton (from Arabic qutn) is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor percentages of waxes, fats, pectins, and water. Under natural conditions, the cotton bolls will increase the dispersal of the seeds.
Subject
natural fiber; fiber; fibers; plant material
Source
Purchased from The Woolery
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