HyperDic: gossypium_herbaceum

English > 1 sense of the expression Gossypium herbaceum:
NOUNplantGossypium herbaceum, Levant cottonOld World annual having heart-shaped leaves and large seeds with short greyish lint removed with difficulty
English > Gossypium herbaceum: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningOld World annual having heart-shaped leaves and large seeds with short greyish lint removed with difficulty; considered an ancestor of modern short-staple cottons.
SynonymLevant cotton
Broadercotton, cotton plantErect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
CatalanGossypium herbaceum

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