Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Gossypium"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gossypium \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Gossypium
n : herbs and shrubs and small trees: cotton [syn: {Gossypium},
{genus Gossypium}]
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