Gossypium hirsutum
Translingual
Proper noun
Gossypium hirsutum n
- A taxonomic species within the family Malvaceae – upland cotton, native to Central America, widely cultivated worldwide.
Hypernyms
- (species): 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 at USDA Plants database