cottonwood
IPA: kˈɑtʌnwʊd
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 section of the poplar genus
- A cottonwood hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum, syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus), a flowering shrub or tree in the mallow family.
- A tree of species Ceiba pentandra, native to the American tropics and west Africa; silk-cotton tree.
- 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 census-designated place 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.
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Examples of "cottonwood" in Sentences
- It is the county seat of Cottonwood County.
- The school then moved to Cottonwood in 1972.
- Cottonwood is the only dune forming tree in the area.
- The floodplain forest includes of willow and cottonwood.
- Cottonwood trees line the creeks and shade the buildings.
- It is located at the north tip of the Cottonwood Mountains.
- Cottonwood are also common on the many islands of the Stikine.
- Some of the common trees are cottonwood, mesquite, and juniper.
- Other trees include the bur oak, the Black Hills spruce, and the cottonwood.
- I've seen them strip the bark off of birch and cottonwood trees in the winter.