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noun
Gossypium arboreum, a species of cotton native to India, Pakistan and other tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
East Indian shrub cultivated especially for ornament for its pale yellow to deep purple blossoms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Gossypium arboreum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cotton, cotton plant
noun
small bushy tree grown on islands of the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of the southern United States; yields cotton with unusually long silky fibers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sea island cotton, Gossypium barbadense
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cotton, cotton plant
History
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