sea island cotton

noun, often capitalized S&I

Definition of SEA ISLAND COTTON

: a cotton (Gossypium barbadense) with especially long silky fiber —called also sea island

Sea Islands, chain of islands off the southeastern United States coast

First Known Use: 1805

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