English > cottonwood: 2 senses > noun 1, plant| Meaning | Any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed. |
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| Narrower | Eastern cottonwood, necklace poplar, Populus deltoides | A common poplar of eastern and central United States |
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| black cottonwood, Western balsam poplar, Populus trichocarpa | cottonwood of western North America with dark green leaves shining above and rusty or silvery beneath |
| swamp cottonwood, black cottonwood, downy poplar, swamp poplar, Populus heterophylla | North American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves and brownish bark and wood |
| Broader | poplar, poplar tree | Any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins |
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| Spanish | álamo |
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