Gossypium
Gossypium , noun
[New Latin, from Latin gossypion, gossipion.]
(Botany) 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.