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cottonwood \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun 1. : any of several American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed; especially : a common poplar (P. deltoides) of the eastern and central United States that is often cultivated for its rapid growth and luxuriant foliage or in Europe as a timber tree — see tree illustration 2. : white basswood 3. : an Australian tree (Bedfordia salicina) of the family Compositae having abundant down on its leaves 4. : paulownia 2 |