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2469:iNaturalist
2314:Wikispecies
2032:Regenerated
1976:Spider silk
1687:Seed Fibers
1549:Tobago News
1103:19 November
880:Cotton Tree
757:aphrodisiac
457:silk-cotton
389:Bombacaceae
331:(L.) Kurz
123:Angiosperms
2851:Categories
2609:Plant List
2181:Modacrylic
2176:Microfiber
2093:Triacetate
2045:Milk fiber
1911:Camel hair
1843:Lotus silk
1657:2023-05-25
1626:2013-04-27
1530:2024-05-13
1455:2013-04-28
1412:2011-07-26
1326:2017-02-05
1301:2019-06-28
1272:2017-02-03
1229:2017-02-03
1059:References
1053:Fiber crop
916:, but the
907:(bông) gòn
903:Vietnamese
722:April 2024
664:insulation
627:honey bees
584:April 2024
481:Neotropics
453:Java kapok
438:cottonlike
397:guineensis
2706:Q21872040
2487:1166232-2
2435:200013784
2422:200013784
2196:Polyester
2068:Diacetate
2023:Synthetic
1926:Chiengora
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911:New World
852:Symbolism
765:Ayahuasca
749:decoction
693:does not
555:does not
523:cellulose
412:seed pods
385:Malvaceae
323:Kostel.
299:A.Chev.
259:Spreng.
187:Species:
169:Malvaceae
93:Kingdom:
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2795:11194085
2782:317689-2
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2526:61782438
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2255:Category
2164:Technora
2126:Metallic
2009:Asbestos
1951:Pashmina
1916:Cashmere
1705:Archived
1690:Archived
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1620:Archived
1471:El Monte
1446:Archived
1406:Archived
1295:Archived
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1193:Archived
1166:Archived
1162:Pl@ntUse
1138:9 August
1032:See also
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848:timber.
816:SanterĂa
771:Seed oil
755:, as an
753:diuretic
491:form of
434:fromager
380:and the
378:Malvales
231:Synonyms
165:Family:
159:Malvales
136:Eudicots
70:IUCN 3.1
42:Honolulu
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2666:3900422
2534:MoBotPF
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2378:Ecocrop
2305:Q138617
2265:Commons
2223:Vinylon
2218:Vectran
2213:Spandex
2144:Acrylic
2136:Polymer
2103:Mineral
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2073:Lyocell
2063:Acetate
2001:Mineral
1931:Guanaco
1781:Bagasse
1759:Natural
1172:19 July
929:Gallery
859:is the
820:Orishas
789:biofuel
714:removed
699:sources
648:buoyant
641:blowgun
576:removed
561:sources
461:samauma
373:of the
251:Kunth
243:Kunth
223:Gaertn.
175:Genus:
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2588:153041
2572:NZOR:
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2539:277950
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2159:Kevlar
2154:Twaron
2149:Aramid
2121:Basalt
2116:Carbon
1986:Vicuña
1971:Tendon
1961:Rabbit
1956:Qiviut
1946:Mohair
1921:Catgut
1906:Byssus
1901:Angora
1896:Alpaca
1888:Animal
1868:Rattan
1858:Raffia
1801:Cotton
1786:Bamboo
1751:Fibers
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1043:Xtabay
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623:pollen
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519:lignin
512:leaves
508:thorns
487:. The
485:Africa
449:cotton
382:family
149:Rosids
2862:Ceiba
2790:IRMNG
2717:48460
2653:216-1
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2627:CEPE2
2513:21595
2495:IRMNG
2474:62809
2409:CEIPE
2331:48438
2233:Zylon
2186:Nylon
2169:Nomex
2111:Glass
2088:Rayon
2078:Modal
1941:Llama
1873:Sisal
1863:Ramie
1838:Kenaf
1833:Kapok
1816:Linen
1806:Fique
1791:BashĹŤ
1776:Abacá
1768:Plant
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812:Arará
747:bark
660:zafus
442:fibre
440:seed
430:ceiba
420:Malay
416:kapok
401:South
375:order
369:is a
180:Ceiba
143:Clade
130:Clade
117:Clade
104:Clade
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2803:ITIS
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2764:GRIN
2751:GBIF
2743:MF8W
2725:APNI
2635:POWO
2560:NCBI
2521:IUCN
2508:ITIS
2482:IPNI
2461:9703
2456:GRIN
2443:GBIF
2404:EPPO
2370:S2C6
2352:BOLD
2339:APNI
1981:Wool
1966:Silk
1936:Hair
1878:Wood
1853:Pine
1848:Piña
1828:Jute
1823:Hemp
1811:Flax
1796:Coir
1595:ISBN
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