Gossypium (Noun)
Meaning
Herbs and shrubs and small trees: cotton.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Gossypium barbadense is a species of cotton native to South America and the Caribbean.
- The term gossypium is used to refer to all species of cotton, which are small trees or shrubs that produce cotton fibers.
- Gossypium hirsutum, also known as upland cotton, is the most widely cultivated species of cotton in the world.
- The gossypium plant is characterized by its broad leaves and yellow flowers with five petals.
- Gossypium arboreum is a tree species of cotton that is native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.