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cotton gum

noun

  1. any of several tupelo trees, especially Nyssa aquatica.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cotton gum1

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; so called from the cottonlike hairs of its seeds
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Example Sentences

The tupelo gum, or cotton gum, Nyssa aquatica L., is found in deep river swamps which are flooded during a part of the year.

Twigs are indicated in clammy locust, cotton gum, winged elm.

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