tree cotton

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tree cotton

A small tree cotton shrub blooms with pale yellow blossoms in a garden.

Definition

Noun 1. A shrub (Gossypium arboreum) native to South Asia, cultivated for its ornamental flowers and, historically, for cotton fiber. 2. A small tree (Gossypium barbadense var. darwinii or related varieties) native to tropical America, known for producing cotton with long, silky fibers.

Usage
  • Tree cotton is a perennial plant, unlike the more common annual cotton crops.
  • The fibers from some types of tree cotton are highly valued for their quality.
  • In landscaping, tree cotton is appreciated for its showy, hibiscus-like flowers.
Examples
  • The botanical garden has a specimen of tree cotton with beautiful deep purple blossoms.
  • The rare, extra-long staple cotton was identified as coming from a variety of tree cotton.
  • Tree cotton was an important fiber plant in ancient Indian and Pakistani cultures.
Advanced Usage
  • In botanical and agricultural texts, tree cotton distinguishes perennial, woody species from herbaceous, annual commercial cotton plants ().
Variants and Related Words
  • Gossypium arboreum: The scientific name for the Old World (Asian) species of tree cotton.
  • Gossypium barbadense: The scientific name for the New World species that includes Pima and Egyptian cotton, with some tree-like varieties.
  • Perennial cotton: A descriptive term often synonymous with tree cotton.
  • Cotton tree: A common name that can refer to species or other trees with cotton-like seed floss, such as .
Synonyms
  • Perennial cotton
  • Cotton shrub (for the smaller varieties)
Notes on Meaning

The term tree cotton has two primary referents: 1. It specifically refers to Gossypium arboreum, an ancient cultivated species from India. 2. It is also used more broadly for any cotton plant (Gossypium sp.) that grows with a significant woody, tree-like habit, as opposed to a bushy, herbaceous form.

tree cotton

A small tree cotton shrub blooms with pale yellow blossoms in a garden.

Noun
  1. East Indian shrub cultivated especially for ornament for its pale yellow to deep purple blossoms
  2. 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

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