wild cotton
nounDefinition of wild cotton
1
: cotton grass
2a
: a shrubby herb (Gossypium thurberi) of southern Arizona and Mexico
b
: any of various cultivated cottons that have escaped and established themselves in subtropical or tropical areas
3
: any of several plants of the genera Abutilon and Hibiscus (especially H. moscheutos)
4
Australia
: any of various milkweeds
especially
: either of two milkweeds (Asclepias fruticosa and A. physocarpa) that have been introduced into Australia from South Africa and are poisonous to cattle