cottonwood

English

noun
Definitions
  • A tree from one of number of species of tree in the genus Populus (poplars), typically growing along watercourses, with fluffy catkins.
  • a taxonomic section of the poplar genus
  • cottonwood hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum, syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus), a flowering shrub or tree in the mallow family

Etymology

Compound from English cotton + English wood (mad, insane, wild, furious).

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English

wood

Gloss

mad, insane, wild, furious

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Emoji
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