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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Gossypium
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Gos·syp·i·um
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gäˈsipēəm
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Origin and Etymology of gossypium
New Latin, from Latin gossypion cotton
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