Meaning of TREE COTTON

Pronunciation:			tree'kâtn
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  East Indian shrub cultivated especially for ornament for its pale yellow to deep purple blossoms [n]  small bushy tree grown on islands of the Caribbean and off the southern United States Atlantic coast and yielding cotton with unusually long silky fibers
	Synonyms:		Gossypium arboreum, Gossypium barbadense, sea island cotton
	See Also:		cotton, cotton plant