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cot⋅ton⋅wood
[kot-n-woo
d] 
–noun
| any of several American poplars, as Populus deltoides, having toothed, triangular leaves and cottonlike tufts on the seeds. |
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cot·ton·wood (kŏt'n-wŏŏd')  (click for larger image in new window) n. Any of several North American poplar trees, especially Populus deltoides, which has triangular leaves and a tuft of cottony hairs on the seeds. |
| Cot·ton·wood (kŏt'n-wŏŏd') A river, about 225 km (140 mi) long, of southwest Minnesota flowing generally eastward to the Minnesota River. |
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Cottonwood
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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