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ATMA Apparel & Textile Merchandising Academy

Glossary

What is Cotton?

A natural fibre grown on the cotton plant's seed pod, called a boll; soft, absorbent and breathable.

This term in other languages

Arabicالقطن
FrenchCoton
TurkishPamuk

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What a natural fibre is and the main types used in apparel

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