cottonwood
English Thesaurus
1. American basswood of the Allegheny region (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | basswood, lime, lime tree, linden, linden tree, |
| definition | : | any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber (noun.plant) |
2. any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | poplar, poplar tree, |
| definition | : | any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | eastern cottonwood, necklace poplar, populus deltoides, |
| definition | : | a common poplar of eastern and central United States; cultivated in United States for its rapid growth and luxuriant foliage and in Europe for timber (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | black cottonwood, populus trichocarpa, western balsam poplar, |
| definition | : | cottonwood of western North America with dark green leaves shining above and rusty or silvery beneath (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | black cottonwood, downy poplar, populus heterophylla, swamp cottonwood, swamp poplar, |
| definition | : | North American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves and brownish bark and wood (noun.plant) |
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