| Edition | As printed | Type | Chars | Location | vs. previous |
|---|
| 1st ed. (1771) | ① GOSSYPIUM | article | 254 | vol. 2, p. 726 | |
| 2nd ed. (1778–83) | ② GOSSYPIUM | article | 4,077 | vol. 5, p. 3348 | |
| 3rd ed. (1797) | ② GOSSYPIUM | article | 4,270 | vol. 8, p. 21 | revised · J 0.88 |
| 4th ed. (1810) | ② GOSSYPIUM | article | 2,600 | vol. 9, p. 797 | substantially revised · J 0.57 |