A plant that grows up to 2 meters tall, with yellow flowers and white fluffy seed capsules that are used to make cloth.
About Cotton
A soft, white, fibrous material that comes from plants of the mallow family (genus Gossypium). These fibers surround the seeds in its round seed pod (called a boll). People weave cotton into thread and cloth (Isaiah 19:9).
Cotton plants or shrubs grow in warm climates. They are valuable both for the soft white fiber attached to their seeds and for the oil that can be extracted from these seeds.
Key References
Hangings of white and blue linen were fastened with cords of fine white and purple material to silver rings on the marble pillars. Gold and silver couches were arranged on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and other costly stones.
The workers in flax will be dismayed, and the weavers of fine linen will turn pale.
All Scripture References (2)
Esther (1)
Hangings of white and blue linen were fastened with cords of fine white and purple material to silver rings on the marble pillars. Gold and silver couches were arranged on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and other costly stones.
Isaiah (1)
The workers in flax will be dismayed, and the weavers of fine linen will turn pale.