cotton gum
noun
any of several tupelo trees, especially Nyssa aquatica.
Origin of cotton gum
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; so called from the cottonlike hairs of its seeds
Words nearby cotton gum
cotton cake,
cotton candy,
cotton flannel,
cotton gin,
cotton grass,
cotton gum,
cotton mill,
cotton on,
cotton picker,
cotton press,
cotton sedge