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gossypium.

cotton wool, cotton;

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. cotton wool, cotton

    declension-2 · neuter
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek γοσσύπιον (gossúpion), from unknown source. Ultimately from Sanskrit कर्पास (karpāsa, “cotton”), whence also Hebrew כַּרְפַּס (karpás, “fabric of cotton”), whence Ancient Greek κάρπᾰσος (kárpăsos, “fabric of cotton”), whence carbasus (“fabric of cotton”).

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