Cottonwood (Noun)

Meaning ¹

American basswood of the Allegheny region.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Synonyms

• White Basswood
• Tilia Heterophylla

Hypernyms

• Linden
• Lime Tree
• Lime
• Basswood

Meaning ²

Any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Hypernyms

• Poplar Tree

Hyponyms

• Populus Deltoides
• Swamp Poplar
• Western Balsam Poplar
• Populus Heterophylla
• Black Cottonwood
• Downy Poplar
• Populus Trichocarpa
• Necklace Poplar