Definition
The genus of plants that produce cotton fiber; the scientific classification name for cotton-producing plants.
Etymology
Latin scientific nomenclature, possibly derived from Arabic 'qutun' through Greek, standardized by Linnaeus. The Latin ending '-ium' is used for genus names in binomial nomenclature.
Kelly Says
When Linnaeus invented binomial nomenclature in the 1750s, he gave cotton the name 'Gossypium'—scholars still debate whether this came from Arabic, Greek, or a now-lost language, showing how ancient trade routes shaped modern science.
Translations
BNবাংলা
গোসিপিয়াম
go-si-pee-um
CACatalà
Gossypium
go-sip-ee-um
CSČeština
Gossypium
go-sip-ee-um
DADansk
Gossypium
go-sip-ee-um
DEDeutsch
Gossypium
go-sip-ee-um
ELΕλληνικά
Γοσσιπίου
go-sip-ee-oo
ESEspañol
gossypio
go-sip-ee-oh
FAفارسی
گوسیپیم
go-si-peem
FISuomi
Gossypium
go-sip-ee-um
FRFrançais
Gossypium
go-sip-ee-um
GUGU
ગોસિપિયમ
go-sip-ee-yam
HAHA
Gossypium
go-sip-ee-um
HEעברית
גוסיפיום
go-sip-ee-um
HIहिन्दी
गोसिपियम
go-si-pee-um
HUMagyar
Gossypium
go-sip-ee-um
IDBahasa Indonesia
Gossypium
go-sip-ee-um
IGIG
Gossypium
go-sip-ee-um
ITItaliano
Gossypium
go-sip-ee-um
KKKK
Gossypium
go-sip-ee-um
MRMR
गोसिपियम
go-si-pee-um
MSBahasa Melayu
Gossypium
go-sip-ee-um
MYမြန်မာ
ဂေါစီပီမ
ga-si-pee-m
NLNederlands
Gossypium
go-sip-ee-um
NONorsk
Gossypium
go-sip-ee-um
PAPA
ਗੋਸਿਪੀਅਮ
go-sip-ee-am
PLPolski
Gossypium
go-sip-ee-um
PTPortuguês
gossypio
go-sip-ee-oh
RORomână
Gossypium
go-sip-ee-um
RUРусский
Gossypium
go-sip-ee-um
SVSvenska
Gossypium
go-sip-ee-um
SWKiswahili
Gossypium
go-sip-ee-um
TAதமிழ்
கோஸ்யிப்பியம்
go-si-ppi-yam
TEతెలుగు
గోస్సిపియం
go-sip-ee-yam
THไทย
โกสซิพีอัม
go-sip-ee-um
TLTL
Gossypium
go-sip-ee-um
TRTürkçe
Gossypium
go-sip-ee-um
UKУкраїнська
Gossypium
go-sip-ee-um
URاردو
گوسیپیم
go-si-peem
VITiếng Việt
Gossypium
go-sip-ee-um
YOYO
Gossypium
go-sip-ee-um
ZUZU
Gossypium
go-sip-ee-um