gossypium barbadense

1. 1.

   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

   Synonymssea island cottontree cotton

   Broadercotton

Questions about gossypium barbadense

What does gossypium barbadense mean?

gossypium barbadense means "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".

What is another word for gossypium barbadense?

Close synonyms include sea island cotton, tree cotton. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.