cottontop

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cottontop

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From cotton + top.

noun cottontops

  1. An arboreal, diurnal New World tamarin, Saguinus oedipus.
  2. A plant of species Micropus californicus.

    Similar: Q-tips, cottonseed, cottonweed

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@misc{cottontop_2026,
  title = {cottontop},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cottontop},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}