Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and Charles Short. 2011.
G Barbadense — Gossypium Gos*syp i*um, n. [NL., fr. L. gossypion, gossipion.] (Bot.) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
G herbaceum — Gossypium Gos*syp i*um, n. [NL., fr. L. gossypion, gossipion.] (Bot.) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gossypium — Gos*syp i*um, n. [NL., fr. L. gossypion, gossipion.] (Bot.) 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
GOSSIPIUM — hisce describitur Plin. l. 19. c. 1. Superior pars Aegypti in Arabiam vergens, gignit fruticem, quem aliqui gossipion vocant, plures xylon, et ideo lina inde facta xylina. Parvus est similemqueve barbatae nucis defert fructum, cuius ex interiore… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
XYLINUM — lana Aegyptia ex arbore vel frutice gossypio. Plin. l. 19. c. 1. Superior pars Aegypti in Arabiam vergens gignit fruticeni, quem alii gossipion vocant, plures Xylon et inde facta Xylina. Nempe ξόλον, per antonomasiam vocata haec arbor, i. e.… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
gossypina — , gossypinum L. gossipion, cotton tree; ina, indicating resemblance. Densely covered with long spreading white hairs … Etymological dictionary of grasses
