Gossypium

A plant genus of the family MALVACEAE. It is the source of COTTON FIBER; COTTONSEED OIL, which is used for cooking, and GOSSYPOL. The economically important cotton crop is a major user of agricultural PESTICIDES.

Year introduced: 2003(1963)

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Tree Number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.859.821.500.244

MeSH Unique ID: D003368

Registry Number: txid3633

Entry Terms:

• Gossypiums
• Cotton Plant
• Cotton Plants
• Plant, Cotton
• Plants, Cotton

See Also:

• Cotton Fiber

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Organisms Category
Eukaryota
Viridiplantae
Streptophyta
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Rosanae
Malvales
Malvaceae
Gossypium