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What is meant by 'Gossipium Hirsutum'?

  1. Zoological name of orangutan

  2. Botanical name of cotton plant

  3. In Greek - ignore all hearsay false news (gossips)

  4. A Roman structure in Venice where popular comedies were enacted
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Explanation

Gossypium hirsutum is the scientific botanical name for upland cotton, which is the most widely cultivated species of cotton globally. The genus name comes from the Latin word for cotton, and 'hirsutum' means hairy, referring to the plant's characteristics.

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