Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A malvaceous genus of herbs and shrubs, natives of the tropics, and important as yielding the cotton of commerce.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (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 byG. Barbadense , a shrubby variety. There are several other kinds besides these.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thesubfamily Malvoideae —cotton and related plants.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun herbs and shrubs and small trees: cotton
Etymologies
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Instead go online to visit one of the 12 companies which we rated as being a best buy in our alternative clothes shops buyers' guide, a list which includes Bishopston Trading, Gossypium and Greenfibres.
Luxury brands must wake up to ethical and environmental responsibilities | Simon Birch 2011
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Abigail Petit, sustainable cotton expert and founder of fair trade brand Gossypium, factored in a spike in cotton prices at the beginning of 2010, when she put the price of her bestselling pyjamas up from £32 to £39.
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Gossypium is an independent online shop based in the UK that makes clothing, bedding, and accessories that are fair trade and environmentally friendly.
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Gossypium is an independent online shop based in the UK that makes clothing, bedding, and accessories that are fair trade and environmentally friendly.
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Species which are in danger of being lost from the park include: Wurmbea centralis, Juncus continuus, Gossypium sturtianum, Rulingia magniflora, Hibbertia glabberrima, Baeckea polystemona and Plectranthus intraterraneus.
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Cotton (Gossypium hirusutum) production using saline water has been examined in the United States, India, Israel, and Tunisia.
Chapter 10 1990
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Cotton, Gossypium spp., is basically a textile plant, which is mainly cultivated for its hair or lint (9.5 to 20 mm long) on the stem and leaves.
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Murraya rare, Gossypium frutex 6-8-petal, Xanthophyllum blue, petiolis alatis of Tagoung, Sidae sp.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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The hollyhock and shrubby _Althæa_ are familiar cultivated plants of this order, and the cotton-plant (_Gossypium_) also belongs here.
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses Douglas Houghton Campbell
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The _Gossypium herbaceum_ grows from four to six feet in height and bears a yellow flower.
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