Word

cottonwood, n.
(cottonwoods)

American basswood of the Allegheny region
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Tilia heterophylla cottonwood white basswood

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hypernym

linden, linden tree, basswood, lime, lime tree

any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed
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cottonwood

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hypernym

poplar, poplar tree

hyponym

Eastern cottonwood, necklace poplar, Populus deltoides black cottonwood, Western balsam poplar, Populus trichocarpa swamp cottonwood, black cottonwood, downy poplar, swamp poplar, Populus heterophylla