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Gossypium logo #10101) Dilleniid dicot genus 2) Energy crop 3) Genus gossypium
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Gossypium

Gossypium logo #21000 Gossypium is the cotton genus. It belongs to the tribe Gossypieae, in the mallow family, Malvaceae, native to the tropical and subtropical regions from both the Old and New World. The genus Gossypium comprises around 50 species, making it the largest in species number in the tribe Gossypioieae. New species continue to be discovered. The name of th...
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Gossypium

Gossypium logo #21002• (n.) 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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Gossypium

Gossypium logo #21003(from the article `cotton`) seed-hair fibre of a variety of plants of the genus Gossypium, belonging to the Malvaceae family, native to most subtropical countries. The shrubby ... Cotton, still the basic natural fibre in the world`s textile industry, is composed of the elongate, twisted, cellulosic seed hairs (lint) of some ... seed...
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gossypium

gossypium logo #20973<botany> 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. ... Origin: NL, fr. L. Gossypion, gossipion. ... Source:...
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Gossypium

Gossypium logo #10444Genus of plants that includes cotton.
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Gossypium

Gossypium logo #20972Gos·syp'i·um noun [ New Latin , from Latin gossypion , gossipion .] (Botany) 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 pr...
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Gossypium

Gossypium logo #20400[n] - herbs and shrubs and small trees: cotton
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