tree cotton
n 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 [syn: {sea island
cotton}, {tree cotton}, {Gossypium barbadense}]
2: East Indian shrub cultivated especially for ornament for its
pale yellow to deep purple blossoms [syn: {tree cotton},
{Gossypium arboreum}]