Gossypium

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin gossypinus, gossympĭnus (“cotton plant, Gossypium arboreum”). Named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778). === Proper noun === Gossypium n A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – cotton and related plants. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids – clades; Malvales – order; Malvaceae – family; Malvoideae – subfamily; Gossypieae – tribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Gossypium subg. Gossypium, Gossypium subg. Houzingenia, Gossypium subg. Karpas, Gossypium subg. Sturtia – subgenera Gossypium arboreum (tree cotton) – type species; Gossypium barbadense, Gossypium hirsutum (upland cotton), Gossypium herbaceum (Levant cotton), Gossypium thurberi (Arizona wild cotton), Gossypium barbadense (Creole cotton/Sea Island cotton), Gossypium darwinii (Darwin's cotton), Gossypium tomentosum (Hawaiian cotton), Gossypium sturtianum (Sturt's desert rose) – other species ==== Derived terms ==== Gossypioides === References === Gossypium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Gossypium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Gossypium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Gossypium at USDA Plants database