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One shop word, more than one plantCotton is not a species.
Cotton is a shop word for more than one Gossypium. Desi tree cotton is Gossypium arboreum. Ordinary mill cotton is Gossypium hirsutum. Levant cotton is Gossypium herbaceum. This page will not pick a winner.
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- Tree cotton · Gossypium arboreum
Gossypium arboreum — marapparuthi / desi kapas, the old woody hedge.
- Upland cotton · Gossypium hirsutum
Gossypium hirsutum — American kapas, the irrigated mill crop.
- Levant cotton · Gossypium herbaceum
Gossypium herbaceum — Levant kapas, the old herbaceous dry-field cotton.
This word names more than one plant, so check the botanical name before you buy or use it. If the plant you meant is not listed, we have not written it yet. Educational only. Not medical advice and not a shop.