Cotton is a seed hair obtained from the pod of the cotton plant that belongs to malvaceae family and class Gossypium. The origin of the fibre is unknown. Archaeologists confirm that cotton was grown in Egypt about 12000 BC. Evidences of growing cotton in India about 3000 BC are existing. Most of the earlier records also confirm that India was major country that grew cotton and exported to other countries. The varieties of cotton that were grown in Egypt were very fine compared to the rest of the world and considered as good quality. The term ‘Egyptian Cotton’ used even today indicates fine quality.
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