Meaning of GOSSYPIUM
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| | Definition: | | [n] herbs and shrubs and small trees: cotton |
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Gossypium |
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| | See Also: | | cotton, cotton plant, dilleniid dicot genus, family Malvaceae, mallow family, Malvaceae | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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