cottonwood | ||
1. | [ noun ] (botany) any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed | |
Related terms: | poplar swamp_cottonwood black_cottonwood Eastern_cottonwood | |
2. | [ noun ] (botany) American basswood of the Allegheny region | |
Synonyms: | Tilia_heterophylla white_basswood | |
Related terms: | linden | |
Similar spelling: |
cottonweed cottontail |