Meaning of COTTONWOOD
| Pronunciation: | | 'kâtn`wûd
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- [n] American basswood of the Allegheny region
- [n] any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed
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| | Synonyms: | | Tilia heterophylla, white basswood |
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| | See Also: | | basswood, black cottonwood, downy poplar, Eastern cottonwood, lime, lime tree, linden, linden tree, necklace poplar, poplar, poplar tree, Populus deltoides, Populus heterophylla, Populus trichocarpa, swamp cottonwood, swamp poplar, Western balsam poplar | |
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| | Definition: | | Cottonwood
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cot"ton*wood`\ (-w[oo^]d`), n. (Bot.)
An American tree of the genus {Populus} or poplar, having the
seeds covered with abundant cottonlike hairs; esp., the {P.
monilifera} and {P. angustifolia} of the Western United
States.
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