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Cottonwood
Meaning
Noun
●
A
tree
from one of number of
species
of
tree
in the
genus
Populus (poplars),
typically
growing
along
watercourses
, with
fluffy
catkins.
●
Populus
sect
. Aigeiros, a
taxonomic
sect
ion of the
poplar
genus
●
A
flowering
shrub
or
tree
, the
cottonwood hibiscus
(Talipariti tiliaceum,
syn
. Hibiscus tiliaceus), in the
mallow
family.
●
In Mallow subfamily plants, Polynesian canoe plants & Willows and poplars:
A
tree
, Ceiba pentandra,
native
to the American
tropics
and
west
Africa; silk-cotton
tree
.
Name
●
A surname.
●
A
town
in Houston County, Alabama.
●
A
city
in Yavapai County, Arizona.
●
A
census-designated place
in Shasta County, California.
●
A
ghost town
in Yolo County, California.
●
A
former
CDP and
unincorporated
community
in Douglas County, Colorado, mostly now
incorporated
into the
town
of Parker.
●
An
unincorporated
community
in Fayetteville, Fayette County, Georgia, United States.
●
A
city
in Idaho County, Idaho.
●
A
city
in Lyon County, Minnesota.
●
A small
unincorporated
community
in Coal County, Oklahoma.
●
An
unincorporated
community
in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma.
●
A
tiny
town
in Jackson County, South Dakota.
●
An
unincorporated
community
in Callahan County, Texas.
●
A
city
in Kaufman County, Texas.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
cottonwood
English
cotton
English
cotoun
Middle English (1100-1500)
cotun
Anglo-Norman
wood
English
wudu
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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