sea-island cotton
[
see
-ahy-l
uh
nd]
/ˈsiˌaɪ lənd/
noun
1.
a long-staple cotton,
Gossypium barbadense,
raised originally in the Sea Islands and now grown chiefly in the West Indies.
Also,
Sea Island cotton
.
Origin
1795-1805,
Americanism
British Dictionary definitions for
sea-island cotton
sea-island cotton
noun
1.
a cotton plant,
Gossypium barbadense,
of the Sea Islands, widely cultivated for its fine long fibres
2.
the fibre of this plant or the material woven from it