Gossypium hirsutum

Translingual

Gossypium hirsutum

Proper noun

Gossypium hirsutum n

1. A taxonomic species within the family Malvaceae – upland cotton, native to Central America, widely cultivated worldwide.

Hypernyms

• (species): Malvales - order; Malvaceae - family; Malvoideae - subfamily; Gossypieae - tribe; Gossypium - genus; Gossypium subg. Karpas - subgenus

Hyponyms

• (species): Gossypium hirsutum var. hirsutum, Gossypium hirsutum var. taitense - varieties

References

• Gossypium hirsutum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Gossypium hirsutum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Gossypium hirsutum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gossypium hirsutum at USDA Plants database