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棉mián
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1.草棉，一年生草本植物，叶掌状分裂，果实像桃。种子外有白色的絮，就是供纺织及絮衣被用的棉花。种子可以榨油 cotton, an annual herbacuous plant that has split palm-like leaves and a peach-like fruit with soft white hair (or cotton) that surrounds its seeds. The cotton is used for making textile or padding clothes or quilts, and the seeds can be pressed for oil. ［木棉 mù-］落叶乔木，生在热带、亚热带，叶是掌状复叶。种子上有白色软毛，可以装枕褥等。木材可造船 silk cotton; kapok, a deciduous tree that grows in tropical and subtropical zones, has palm-like compound leaves, and soft white hair that surrounds its seeds, and is used for filling things such as bed-mattress, pillows, etc. Its wood can be used in making ship.
2.棉花，草棉的棉絮 cotton, the soft white hair of the plant cotton：～衣 miányī cotton-padded clothes/ ～线 miánxiàn cotton thread; cotton |