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Gossypium

noun
Gos·syp·i·um | \gäˈsipēəm\

Definition of Gossypium 

: a genus of herbs or shrubs of the family Malvaceae yielding the cotton of commerce and having mostly palmately lobed leaves, showy flowers, and capsular fruits containing long-tailed seeds

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History and Etymology for Gossypium

New Latin, from Latin gossypion cotton

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