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Definition: G herbaceum
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.
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