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cottonseed

/kˈɑtənsˌid/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.99 in modern English

Syllables
cot-ton-seed
IPA
/kˈɑtənsˌid/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Seed of the cotton plant.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any member of the genus Micropus.

Countable

Etymology

From cotton + seed.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cottonseeds (plural) cotton-seed (alternative) cotton seed (alternative)

Phrases

cottonseed meal cottonseed oil cottonseed itch

Synonyms

cottonweed cottontop

Questions

How do you pronounce cottonseed?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɑtənsˌid/.
What does cottonseed mean?
Seed of the cotton plant.
Where does cottonseed come from?
From cotton + seed.

How to pronounce cottonseed

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