gossypium_herbaceum | ||
1. | [ noun ] (botany) Old World annual having heart-shaped leaves and large seeds with short grayish lint removed with difficulty; considered an ancestor of modern short-staple cottons | |
Synonyms: | Levant_cotton | |
Related terms: | cotton | |
Similar spelling: |
Gossypium_arboreum Gossypium_hirsutum Gossypium_peruvianum Gossypium_barbadense Gossypium_thurberi |