gossypium

Thân thiện

A farmer harvests gossypium from a large field.

Definition

Noun 1. A genus of plants: Gossypium is the scientific genus name for a group of flowering plants in the mallow family (Malvaceae). These plants are the primary commercial source of cotton fiber.

Usage Notes

• The word Gossypium is a proper noun (capitalized) when used as the formal, scientific genus name in biological taxonomy.
• In common, non-scientific language, the plants within this genus are almost exclusively referred to as cotton plants. The term is primarily used in academic, agricultural, and scientific contexts.

Examples

• Scientific Context:
  • The species Gossypium hirsutum, also known as upland cotton, accounts for about 90% of world production.
  • Botanists study the genetic diversity within the genus Gossypium.
• General Context (where the genus is implied):
  • Cotton is harvested from plants of the genus Gossypium. (This sentence explicitly connects the common and scientific names.)

Advanced Usage

• Taxonomic Classification: In scientific literature, is used within a hierarchical classification system (Kingdom: Plantae; Order: Malvales; Family: Malvaceae; Genus: ).

Variants and Related Words

• Cotton (n): The common name for the soft, fluffy fiber obtained from the seed pods of plants of the genus , as well as the plants themselves.
  • She bought a shirt made of 100% cotton.
• Gossypol (n): A toxic polyphenol compound found in cottonseed ( species).

Synonyms

• Cotton plant: The common, non-scientific term for plants of this genus.

Học thuật

Noun

1. herbs and shrubs and small trees: cotton

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Gossypium
• genus Gossypium