English noun: tree cotton | |||
1. | tree cotton (plant) small bushy tree grown on islands of the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of the southern United States; yields cotton with unusually long silky fibers | ||
Synonyms | Gossypium barbadense, sea island cotton | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cotton, cotton plant | ||
2. | tree cotton (plant) East Indian shrub cultivated especially for ornament for its pale yellow to deep purple blossoms | ||
Synonyms | Gossypium arboreum | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cotton, cotton plant | ||