coton américain-égyptien

CONT: On essaya alors des cotons égyptiens; on créa des variétés dénommées [coton] américain-égyptien.

CONT: [The] American-Egyptian cotton, is a hybrid type. It is the only variety of long-fiber cotton now grown in commercially significant quantities in the United States, where it is cultivated under irrigation in the Southwest.
CONT: Each type of cotton tends to produce characteristic quality of fiber ... American-Egyptian: long-staple [cotton] have relatively fine [diameter] and [is] long and silky.