"wild cotton" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-wild cotton.ogg
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 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 Categories (other): Australian English, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Japanese translations, Dogbane family plants Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 28 8 6 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 28 31 12 8 21 Disambiguation of Dogbane family plants: 30 27 7 5 31 Disambiguation of 'Gomphocarpus fruticosus': 64 14 11 3 9
  2. Cotton grass (Eriophorum spp.). Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-wild_cotton-en-noun-MAAkWHoA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kikuyu translations, Dogbane family plants, Sedges Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 41 9 5 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 28 8 6 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 41 14 3 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 39 14 7 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 28 31 12 8 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Kikuyu translations: 25 34 11 8 22 Disambiguation of Dogbane family plants: 30 27 7 5 31 Disambiguation of Sedges: 26 44 11 6 13
  3. A shrubby herb (Gossypium thurberi) of southern Arizona and Mexico. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-wild_cotton-en-noun-r6xCTiAx Categories (other): Terms with Japanese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 28 31 12 8 21
  4. Any of the cultivated cottons that have escaped and established themselves in the wild. Tags: uncountable
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  5. Any of several plants of the genera Abutilon and Hibiscus, especially Hibiscus moscheutos. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-wild_cotton-en-noun-X~hImKuu Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Japanese translations, Dogbane family plants, Mallow subfamily plants Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 28 8 6 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 28 31 12 8 21 Disambiguation of Dogbane family plants: 30 27 7 5 31 Disambiguation of Mallow subfamily plants: 17 11 11 6 55
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