| gossypium | (n) herbs and shrubs and small trees: cotton, Syn. genus Gossypium |
| Gossypium | ‖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. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| 綿(P);草綿 | [わた, wata] (n) (1) (uk) cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); (2) batting; wadding; padding; (P) #12,412 [Add to Longdo] |