"Gossypium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant genus of the family MALVACEAE. It is the source of COTTON FIBER; COTTONSEED OIL, which is used for cooking, and GOSSYPOL. The economically important cotton crop is a major user of agricultural PESTICIDES.
| Descriptor ID |
D003368
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.100.700.244
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| Concept/Terms |
Gossypium- Gossypium
- Gossypiums
- Cotton Plant
- Cotton Plants
- Plant, Cotton
- Plants, Cotton
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