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cottonwood (encz) | cottonwood,americký topol Zdeněk Brož |
Cottonwood (gcide) | 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
Populus monilifera and Populus angustifolia of the
Western United States.
[1913 Webster] |
cottonwood (wn) | cottonwood
n 1: any of several North American trees of the genus Populus
having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed
2: American basswood of the Allegheny region [syn: {white
basswood}, cottonwood, Tilia heterophylla] |
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swamp cottonwood (encz) | swamp cottonwood, n: |
Cottonwood (gcide) | 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
Populus monilifera and Populus angustifolia of the
Western United States.
[1913 Webster] |
black cottonwood (wn) | black cottonwood
n 1: North American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves
and brownish bark and wood [syn: swamp cottonwood, {black
cottonwood}, downy poplar, swamp poplar, {Populus
heterophylla}]
2: cottonwood of western North America with dark green leaves
shining above and rusty or silvery beneath [syn: {black
cottonwood}, Western balsam poplar, Populus trichocarpa] |
eastern cottonwood (wn) | Eastern cottonwood
n 1: 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 [syn: {Eastern
cottonwood}, necklace poplar, Populus deltoides] |
swamp cottonwood (wn) | swamp cottonwood
n 1: North American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves
and brownish bark and wood [syn: swamp cottonwood, {black
cottonwood}, downy poplar, swamp poplar, {Populus
heterophylla}] |
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