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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gossypium \Gos*syp"i*um\, n. [NL., fr L. gossypion gossipion.] (Bot.) A genus of plants which yield the cotton of the arts. The species are much confused. {G. herbaceum} is the name given to the common cotton plant, while the long-stapled sea-island cotton is produced by {G. Barbadense}, a shrubby variety. There are several other kinds besides these From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Gossypium n : herbs and shrubs and small trees: cotton [syn: {Gossypium}, {genus Gossypium}]
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