cottonwood
Americannoun
noun
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any of several North American poplars, esp Populus deltoides, whose seeds are covered with cottony hairs
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Also called: tauhinu. a native New Zealand shrub, Cassinia leptophylla , with daisy-like flowers
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Vegetation visible along the reservoir shoreline and river channel includes tamarisk, willow, cottonwood, sedges, and various grasses.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2026
He approached, climbed the cottonwood tree and snatched a single pale-blue egg.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
Along rivers and creeks, bright yellow cottonwood trees congregated in bursts of yellow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
Hiking through the Wishbone area last summer, advocates noted cedar, hemlock, maple, cottonwood and alder trees, as well as huckleberries, gooseberries and devil’s club plants.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
I’d plant dozens and dozens of cottonwood trees.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
When an eight-mile stretch of cottonwoods and willows suddenly died in 2005, it became clear that something needed to change.
From Slate ● May 26, 2025
If I close my eyes, the sounds the tree makes can carry me into memory’s place where a large stand of cottonwoods grew gnarled and ancient along the riverbank of my childhood.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2024
The signs of a rebounding ecosystem are readily visible among the willows and cottonwoods at the Dos Rios preserve.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2024
Within a few years, there were 9600 young cottonwoods in a single hectare.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 18, 2023
In Montana, ospreys lived in the cottonwoods all along the big rivers, where they dived on trout and whitefish.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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