pima en · NOUN
Etymology
Named in honor of the Pima Indians, who helped raise the cotton on USDA experimental farms in Arizona in the early 1900s.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A soft form of cotton having long fibres (Gossypium barbadense)
A svelte pima tank top with little buttons down the back is $118.
2009 March 12, Cintra Wilson, “Rosie the Riveter in a Pocket T”, in New York Times: