"wild cotton" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-wild cotton.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} wild cotton (uncountable)
  1. (Australia, informal) A tall weed, resembling milkweed, with a ball-shaped seed pod, Gomphocarpus fruticosus (syn. Asclepias fruticosa) and Gomphocarpus physocarpus (syn. Asclepias physocarpa). Tags: Australia, informal, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Dogbane family plants, Mallow subfamily plants Synonyms: balloon cotton, swan plant; (in USA) milkweed Translations (Gomphocarpus fruticosus): フウセントウワタ (fūsentōwata) (Japanese), フウセンダマノキ (fūsendamanoki) (Japanese), mũkangarithi [class-3] (Kikuyu)
    Sense id: en-wild_cotton-en-noun-hm0hu4io Disambiguation of Dogbane family plants: 22 28 14 6 30 Disambiguation of Mallow subfamily plants: 20 27 18 6 29 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 30 28 11 7 23 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 26 30 15 9 19 Disambiguation of 'Gomphocarpus fruticosus': 63 15 11 3 9
  2. Cotton grass (Eriophorum spp.). Tags: uncountable Categories (lifeform): Dogbane family plants, Mallow subfamily plants, Sedges
    Sense id: en-wild_cotton-en-noun-MAAkWHoA Disambiguation of Dogbane family plants: 22 28 14 6 30 Disambiguation of Mallow subfamily plants: 20 27 18 6 29 Disambiguation of Sedges: 21 35 12 7 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 39 12 7 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 30 28 11 7 23 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 26 30 15 9 19
  3. A shrubby herb (Gossypium thurberi) of southern Arizona and Mexico. Tags: uncountable Categories (lifeform): Dogbane family plants, Mallow subfamily plants
    Sense id: en-wild_cotton-en-noun-r6xCTiAx Disambiguation of Dogbane family plants: 22 28 14 6 30 Disambiguation of Mallow subfamily plants: 20 27 18 6 29 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 30 28 11 7 23 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 26 30 15 9 19
  4. Any of the cultivated cottons that have escaped and established themselves in the wild. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-wild_cotton-en-noun-nq8Hix~b
  5. Any of several plants of the genera Abutilon and Hibiscus, especially Hibiscus moscheutos. Tags: uncountable Categories (lifeform): Dogbane family plants, Mallow subfamily plants
    Sense id: en-wild_cotton-en-noun-X~hImKuu Disambiguation of Dogbane family plants: 22 28 14 6 30 Disambiguation of Mallow subfamily plants: 20 27 18 6 29 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 30 28 11 7 23 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 26 30 15 9 19

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