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cottonwood

The correct spelling is cottonwood.

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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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  1. 1.A tree from one of number of species of tree in the genus Populus (poplars), typically growing along watercourses, with fluffy catkins.
  2. 2.Populus sect. Aigeiros, a taxonomic section of the poplar genus
  3. 3.Cottonwood hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum, syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus), a flowering shrub or tree in the mallow family

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