cottonwood

[ kot-n-wood ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

any of several American poplars, as Populus deltoides, having toothed, triangular leaves and cottonlike tufts on the seeds.

cottonwood

/ ˈkɒtənˌwʊd /

any of several North American poplars, esp Populus deltoides, whose seeds are covered with cottony hairs
Also calledtauhinu a native New Zealand shrub, Cassinia leptophylla , with daisy-like flowers

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805; cotton + wood ¹

We met under the shade of a cottonwood in a parking lot behind a baseball stadium.

What was equally important, a thick clump of cottonwood and willow furnished tolerably secure concealment.

The store was a barn-like building, with a row of poplars at the north, and a big cottonwood in front.

They found a little spring at the base of a solitary cottonwood tree, and decided to remain there until daylight.

They climbed noiselessly into a large cottonwood, and went sufficiently high to obtain a splendid view of the Kiowa camp.

Once in a dog's age you came to a straggling fringe of cottonwood-trees, indicating a creek bottom.

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