tree-cotton

Nouns

  • (n) 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 Gossypium barbadense, sea island cotton,
  • (n) East Indian shrub cultivated especially for ornament for its pale yellow to deep purple blossoms Gossypium arboreum,

Synonyms

Gossypium barbadense sea island cotton Gossypium arboreum

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