Cŏt'ton-plant, n.
n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Gossypium, of several species, all growing in warm climates, and bearing the cotton of commerce; the common species, originally Asiatic, is G. herbaceum.
n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Gossypium, of several species, all growing in warm climates, and bearing the cotton of commerce; the common species, originally Asiatic, is G. herbaceum.