Defenition of the word cottonwood
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Defenition of the word cottonwood
- A number of species of tree in the genus Populus (poplars), typically growing along watercourses.
- any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed
- American basswood of the Allegheny region
Synonyms for the word cottonwood
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- poplar
- Tilia heterophylla
- white basswood
Hyponyms for the word cottonwood
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- black cottonwood
- black poplar
- downy poplar
- Eastern cottonwood
- fremont cottonwood
- necklace poplar
- Populus deltoides
- Populus heterophylla
- Populus trichocarpa
- swamp cottonwood
- swamp poplar
- Western balsam poplar
Hypernyms for the word cottonwood
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- basswood
- lime
- lime tree
- linden
- linden tree
- poplar
- poplar tree
- tree
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