About The Word Gossypium
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Gossypium
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What's The Definition Of Gossypium?
[n] herbs and shrubs and small trees: cotton
Synonyms | Synonyms for Gossypium: genus Gossypium Related Terms | Find terms related to Gossypium: See Also | cotton | cotton plant | dilleniid dicot genus | family Malvaceae | mallow family | Malvaceae Gossypium In Webster's Dictionary \Gos*syp"i*um\, n. [NL., fr. L. gossypion, gossipion.]
(Bot.)
A genus of plants which yield the cotton of the arts. The
species are much confused. {G. herbaceum} is the name given
to the common cotton plant, while the long-stapled sea-island
cotton is produced by {G. Barbadense}, a shrubby variety.
There are several other kinds besides these.
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