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Gossypium herbaceum vs cotton

cotton vs Gossypium herbaceum

Gossypium herbaceum and cotton both are nouns.

Gossypium herbaceum is not a verb while cotton is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Gossypium herbaceum Yes No No No
cotton Yes No Yes No
As nouns, cotton is a hypernym of Gossypium herbaceum; that is, cotton is a word with a broader meaning than Gossypium herbaceum:
  • Gossypium herbaceum: Old World annual having heart-shaped leaves and large seeds with short greyish lint removed with difficulty; considered an ancestor of modern short-staple cottons
  • cotton: erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
Other hypernyms of Gossypium herbaceum include cotton plant.
Gossypium herbaceum (noun) cotton (noun)
Old World annual having heart-shaped leaves and large seeds with short greyish lint removed with difficulty; considered an ancestor of modern short-staple cottons fabric woven from cotton fibers
thread made of cotton fibers
erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
Gossypium herbaceum (verb) cotton (verb)
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Difference between Gossypium herbaceum and cotton

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