what does Levant cotton mean?

LEVANT COTTON as NOUN

Meaning
- Old World annual having heart-shaped leaves and large seeds with short grayish lint removed with difficulty
- considered an ancestor of modern short-staple cottons
Synonym(s)
- Gossypium herbaceum (what does Gossypium herbaceum mean?)
Hypernyms(s) Levant cotton is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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