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Ossypium
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) A genus of plants which yield the cotton of the arts. The species are much confused. G. herbaceum is the name given to the common cotton plant, while the long-stapled sea-island cotton is produced by G. Barbadense, a shrubby variety. There are several other kinds besides these.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ossypium'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/o/ossypium.html. 1828.