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 | ||