"cottonwood" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

Any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed (synset 112753516)
is a type of: poplar, poplar tree - any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins
subtypes:
- eastern cottonwood, necklace poplar, populus deltoides - 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
- black cottonwood, populus trichocarpa, western balsam poplar - cottonwood of western North America with dark green leaves shining above and rusty or silvery beneath
- black cottonwood, downy poplar, populus heterophylla, swamp cottonwood, swamp poplar - North American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves and brownish bark and wood
American basswood of the Allegheny region (synset 112224413)
is a type of: basswood, lime, lime tree, linden, linden tree - any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber

same as: tilia heterophylla, white basswood