包含約50個灌木物種的屬，原生於全球大部分的熱帶地區，受到長期耕作以取得其纖維與油脂。許多棉的變種是由各種不同物種透過選擇性的繁殖與雜交方式發展而成。早在西元前5000年的印度就已製出棉布；在西元前3000年之前，埃及、中國、祕魯已有棉織品的織造。在中世紀時，棉在歐洲已被廣為種植。

棉屬(屬)　(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,U,U)
草棉屬(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
mien shu(P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
mián shǔ(P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
mian shu(P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
kutun(genus)　(,U,undetermined-非偏好,UF,U,U)
qutun(genus)　(,U,undetermined-非偏好,UF,U,U)
Gossypium(genus)　(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,U)
Gossypium(genus)　(P,,U,拉丁語-偏好,D,U,U)
cotton(genus)　(,U,英文-非偏好,AD,U,U)
Baumwollpflanze(genus)　(,U,German-非偏好,AD,U,U)
Baumwolle(genus)　(,U,German-非偏好,UF,U,U)
coton(genus)　(,U,法語-非偏好,AD,U,U)
cotone(genus)　(,U,Italian-非偏好,AD,U,U)
bomuld(genus)　(,U,Danish-非偏好,AD,U,U)
algodón(,U,西班牙語-非偏好,AD,U,U)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....代理者層面
........活體有機體
............真核生物 (域)
................植物界 (界)
....................被子植物門 (門)
........................木蘭綱 (綱)
............................錦葵目 (目)
................................錦葵科 (科)
....................................棉屬 (屬)

source plant or animal for....	棉布(紡織品)
source plant or animal for....	棉籽油
source plant or animal for....	棉(纖維)
derived from....	棉短絨(纖維)

英文....

Genus containing around 50 species of shrubs native to most subtropical areas of the world, long cultivated for fiber and oil. Many varieties of cotton have been developed by selective breeding and hybridisation of various species. Cotton cloth was made as early as 5000 BCE in India; by 3000 BCE, cotton fabrics were being woven in Egypt, China, and Peru. Cultivation of cotton became widespread in Europe in the Middle Ages.

棉屬(屬)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 May 26, 2015
草棉屬............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 May 26, 2015
kutun(genus)............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
qutun(genus)............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
Gossypium(genus)............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
.................	ITIS Report: Taxonomy online (2005-)
.................	NCBI Taxonomy Browser (2008-)
.................	USDA Classification online (2008-)
cotton(genus)............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
.................	Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
.................	ITIS Report: Taxonomy online (2005-)
.................	NCBI Taxonomy Browser (2008-)
.................	Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Baumwollpflanze(genus)............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
Baumwolle(genus)............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
coton(genus)............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
cotone(genus)............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
bomuld(genus)............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
algodón............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)

Getty AAT: 300375470 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300375470
聯合目錄： 棉屬 、草棉屬 、mien shu 、mián shǔ 、mian shu 、kutun 、qutun 、Gossypium 、cotton 、Baumwollpflanze 、Baumwolle 、coton 、cotone 、Gossypium 、bomuld 、algodón