Synonyms for Tree Cotton (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (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):
sea island cotton, Gossypium barbadense
WordNet sense 2 (East Indian shrub cultivated especially for ornament for its pale yellow to deep purple blossoms):
Gossypium arboreum
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