1. (noun) 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

• gossypium barbadense
• sea island cotton

2. (noun) East Indian shrub cultivated especially for ornament for its pale yellow to deep purple blossoms

• gossypium arboreum

1. (noun) 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

• cotton
• cotton plant

2. (noun) East Indian shrub cultivated especially for ornament for its pale yellow to deep purple blossoms

• cotton
• cotton plant