cotton plant

Noun

Meaning

erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

cotton gossypium

Hypernyms

bush shrub

Hyponyms

Egyptian cotton sea island cotton Gossypium barbadense Arizona wild cotton Gossypium thurberi wild cotton

Examples

Also, it is thought to interfere with the menstrual cycle by restricting the release of certain hormones. citation Cotton linters are fine, silky fibers which adhere to the seeds of the cotton plant after ginning. Source: Internet

Commercial species of cotton plant are G. hirsutum (>90% of world production), G. barbadense (3-4%), G. arboreum and G. herbaceum (together, 2%). Source: Internet

Other uses Cotton fiber grows attached to cotton plant seeds. Source: Internet

The cotton plant: its history, botany, chemistry, culture, enemies, and uses (U. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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