Gossypium

noun

Gos·​syp·​i·​um

gäˈsipēəm

: a genus of herbs or shrubs of the family Malvaceae yielding the cotton of commerce and having mostly palmately lobed leaves, showy flowers, and capsular fruits containing long-tailed seeds

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin gossypion cotton

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