Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gossypium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: gossyp-i-um
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Questions

What does gossypium mean?: 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.

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