γοσσύπιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit कर्पास (karpāsa, cotton), whence also Hebrew כַּרְפַּס (karpás, fabric of cotton), κάρπᾰσος (kárpasos, fabric of cotton), Latin carbasus (fabric of cotton).

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Noun

γοσσύπιον (gossúpion) n (genitive γοσσυπίου); second declension

  1. cotton (Gossypium herbaceum)
    Synonyms: βάμβαξ (bámbax), ἐριόξυλον (erióxulon)

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