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Rarecottonwood
The correct spelling is cottonwood.
How to pronounce cottonwood
noun
Say it like: Cot-ton-woo-d
The correct spelling is cottonwood. A tree from one of number of species of tree in the genus Populus (poplars), typically growing along watercourses, with fluffy catkins.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A tree from one of number of species of tree in the genus Populus (poplars), typically growing along watercourses, with fluffy catkins.
- 2.Populus sect. Aigeiros, a taxonomic section of the poplar genus
- 3.Cottonwood hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum, syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus), a flowering shrub or tree in the mallow family
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