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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GOSSYPIUM

Gos *syp "i *um, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. L. gossypion, gossipion.] (Bot. )

 

Defn: 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.

 

Duden Dictionary

Gossypium

Gos sy pi um Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Goss y pium |das Gossypium; Genitiv: des Gossypium griechisch-lateinisch-neulateinisch Malvengewächs, das die Baumwolle liefert