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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

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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)

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)

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