COTTON

Cotton (Latin: "Gossypium hirsutum") is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll around the seeds of the cotton plant (plants of the genus Gossypium). The plant is a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, Africa, India, and Pakistan. The fiber most often is spun into yarntextile, which is the most widely used natural-fiber cloth in clothing today. The English name derives from the Arabic (al) qutn قُطْن , which began to be used circa 1400.^[1] The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed-dispersal. or thread and used to make a soft, breathable