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BLACK COTTONWOOD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cottonwood of western North America with dark green leaves shining above and rusty or silvery beneath
Synonyms:
black cottonwood; Populus trichocarpa; Western balsam poplar
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("black cottonwood" is a kind of...):
cottonwood (any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed)
Sense 2
Meaning:
North American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves and brownish bark and wood
Synonyms:
black cottonwood; downy poplar; Populus heterophylla; swamp cottonwood; swamp poplar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("black cottonwood" is a kind of...):
cottonwood (any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed)