Definitions
American basswood of the Allegheny region
Word origin
From cotton + wood.
Used in a sentence
“Between these canyons the river has a low but rather narrow flood plain, with cottonwood groves scattered here and there, and a chaparral of mesquite bearing beans and thorns.”
“[…] and through the middle of this forest, from wall to wall, ran a winding line of brilliant green which marked the course of cottonwoods and willows.”
“The leaves of a small bush echoed the yellow cottonwoods that are so characteristic of the Rio Grande Valley in late fall.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Riverside poplar”10 letters
02“Poplar relative”10 letters
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