| 1. tree cotton [ Synonyms: gossypium barbadense, sea island cotton] | |
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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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| 2. tree cotton [ Synonyms: gossypium arboreum] | |
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East Indian shrub cultivated especially for ornament for its pale yellow to deep purple blossoms
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