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==German==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|de|gmh|boumwolle}}, from late {{inh|de|goh|boumwolla}}. Analysable as {{compound|de|Baum|Wolle|t1=tree|t2=wool}}, perhaps based on {{w|Herodotus}}' description of wool-bearing trees in India. Compare {{m+|grc|ἐριόξυλον|t=cotton|lit=wood/tree-wool}}, and {{m+|la|linum xylinum|t=cotton|lit=wooden flax, tree-flax}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|de|/ˈbaʊ̯mvɔlə/}}
* {{audio|de|De-Baumwolle.ogg}}
* {{hyphenation|de|Baum|wol|le}}

===Noun===
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# {{lb|de|plants}} [[cotton]]
# {{lb|de|textile}} [[cotton]]

====Declension====
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====Derived terms====
* {{l|de|baumwollen}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|de|Baumwollbluse}}, {{l|de|Baumwollernte}}, {{l|de|Baumwollfeld}}, {{l|de|Baumwollhandschuh}}, {{l|de|Baumwollhemd}}, {{l|de|Baumwollhose}}, {{l|de|Baumwollkleid}}, {{l|de|Baumwolllaken}}, {{l|de|Baumwollmantel}}, {{l|de|Baumwollpullover}}, {{l|de|Baumwollsocke}}, {{l|de|Baumwollstoff}}, {{l|de|Baumwolltuch}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:DWDS}}
* {{R:UniLeipzig}}
* {{R:Duden}}
* {{pedia|lang=de}}

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