Gossypium

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Gossypium
       n : herbs and shrubs and small trees: cotton [syn: {genus
           Gossypium}]