wild cotton en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- (Australia, informal, uncountable) A tall weed, resembling milkweed, with a ball-shaped seed pod, Gomphocarpus fruticosus (syn. Asclepias fruticosa) and Gomphocarpus physocarpus (syn. Asclepias physocarpa).
- (uncountable) Cotton grass (Eriophorum spp.).
- (uncountable) A shrubby herb (Gossypium thurberi) of southern Arizona and Mexico.
- (uncountable) Any of the cultivated cottons that have escaped and established themselves in the wild.
- (uncountable) Any of several plants of the genera Abutilon and Hibiscus, especially Hibiscus moscheutos.
Synonyms
balloon cotton, swan plant; (in USA) milkweed
Translations (3)
ki mũkangarithi (Gomphocarpus fruticosus) · ja フウセンダマノキ (Gomphocarpus fruticosus) · ja フウセントウワタ (Gomphocarpus fruticosus)