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cottonwood

  (kŏt'n-wʊd')

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cottonwood

Populus deltoides (Wendy Smith)

Any of several North American poplar trees, especially Populus deltoides, which has triangular leaves and a tuft of cottony hairs on the seeds.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed

Meaning #2: American basswood of the Allegheny region
  Synonyms: white basswood, Tilia heterophylla

Cottonwood is a type of poplar tree.

There are also several places named Cottonwood:

• Cottonwood, Alabama
• Cottonwood, Arizona
• Cottonwood, California
• Cottonwood, Colorado
• Cottonwood, Idaho
• Cottonwood, Minnesota
• Cottonwood, South Dakota
• Cottonwood, Callahan County, Texas
• Cottonwood, Kaufman County, Texas
• Cottonwood West, Utah, an unincorporated area in Salt Lake County that has since become part of the cities of Holladay and Murray
• Cottonwood Heights, Utah, a city south of Cottonwood West
• Cottonwood River, several rivers

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