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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


SynonymsGossypium 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


SynonymsGossypium arboreum


Broader (hypernym)cotton, cotton plant









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