1 A fallen coast redwood will often send up new shoots, growing new trees off of its trunk. This is called a candelabra tree.  Redwoods and giant sequoias were used to build many of the original buildings in San Francisco, Oakland, and Sacramento in the latter 1800s.
gossypol. n. 1. (Biochemistry) a toxic crystalline pigment that is a constituent of cottonseed oil. [C19: from Modern Latin gossypium cotton plant + -ol 1 ].
1 Taking gossypol by mouth seems to reduce sperm count and function in 60% to 100% of men. 2  In 50% to 77% of men, sperm recover within 3-24 months after treatment is stopped. 3  In about 10% of men, sperm counts remain very low for over 4.5 years.