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Gossypium
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gossypium
Translingual
thumb|Gossypium arboreum species (tree cotton)
Etymology
From mul la gossypinus, la gossympinus gossympĭnus cotton plant, Gossypium arboreum species. Named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778).
Proper noun
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genus family Malvaceae cotton and related plants
Hypernyms
genus ; Malvoideae subfamily subfamily; Gossypieae tribe tribe
Hyponyms
genus Gossypium subg. Gossypium subgenus, Gossypium subg. Houzingenia subgenus, Gossypium subg. Karpas subgenus, Gossypium subg. Sturtia subgenus subgenera
Gossypium arboreum species (tree cotton) type species; Gossypium barbadense species, Gossypium hirsutum species (upland cotton), Gossypium herbaceum species (Levant cotton), Gossypium thurberi species (Arizona wild cotton), Gossypium barbadense species (Creole cotton/Sea Island cotton), Gossypium darwinii species (Darwin's cotton), Gossypium tomentosum species (Hawaiian cotton), Gossypium sturtianum species (Sturt's desert rose) other species
Derived terms
Gossypioides genus
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