Synonyms of tree cotton

Noun


1. sea island cotton, tree cotton, Gossypium barbadense, cotton, cotton plant

usage: 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

2. tree cotton, Gossypium arboreum, cotton, cotton plant

usage: East Indian shrub cultivated especially for ornament for its pale yellow to deep purple blossoms

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