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cottonwood
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
cottonwood
(noun)
cottonwood
/
ˈ
kɑːtn̩ˌwʊd/
noun
plural
cottonwoods
cottonwood
/
ˈ
kɑːtn̩ˌwʊd/
noun
plural
cottonwoods
Britannica Dictionary definition of COTTONWOOD
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a type of tree that grows in the U.S. and has seeds that look like they are covered with cotton
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