the shrubby plant Gossypium arboreum (= G. nanking, = G.purpurascence) of Malvaceae family.

the soft seed hairs filling the seedpods of this plant; cotton.

(in gen.) any of various shrubby cotton plant growing uncultivated in forests.

cotton obtained from any of these plants.

any of various shrubby cotton plant growing uncultivated in forests;