a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

herbs and shrubs and small trees: cotton

seed of cotton plants; source of cottonseed oil

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

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

Old World annual having heart-shaped leaves and large seeds with short greyish lint removed with difficulty; considered an ancestor of modern short-staple cottons

native tropical American plant now cultivated in the United States yielding short-staple cotton

cotton with long rough hairy fibers

herbs and shrubs and small trees: cotton

seed of cotton plants; source of cottonseed oil