| tree cotton | (n) East Indian shrub cultivated especially for ornament for its pale yellow to deep purple blossoms, Syn. Gossypium arboreum |
| sea island cotton | (n) small bushy tree grown on islands of the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of the southern United States; yields cotton with unusually long silky fibers, Syn. Gossypium barbadense, tree cotton |
| tree cotton | (n) East Indian shrub cultivated especially for ornament for its pale yellow to deep purple blossoms, Syn. Gossypium arboreum |
| sea island cotton | (n) small bushy tree grown on islands of the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of the southern United States; yields cotton with unusually long silky fibers, Syn. Gossypium barbadense, tree cotton |