cottonwood

[ kot-n-woo d ]

/ ˈkɒt nˌwʊd /

any of several American poplars, as Populus deltoides, having toothed, triangular leaves and cottonlike tufts on the seeds.

Origin of cottonwood

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805; cotton + wood¹

We met under the shade of a cottonwood in a parking lot behind a baseball stadium.

The Devil’s Drug: The True Story of Meth in New Mexico |Nick Romeo |August 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
She was looking for a spring bed on one of the low limbs of the cottonwood tree.

Birds and Nature Vol. 11 No. 5 [May 1902] |Various
It was more than two miles to the beginning of the cottonwood grove, and one cannot walk very fast and lead a horse, too.

Frances of the Ranges |Amy Bell Marlowe
A cottonwood tree, nearly two feet in diameter, was sawed into wheels.

The Conquest |Eva Emery Dye

Where a growth of cottonwood had held back the encroachment of the willows there usually was thick grass and underbrush.

The Lone Star Ranger |Zane Grey
They rested closely on the willows by the ford, the cottonwood grove to the left, and the big rocks beyond the creek.

The Sheriff's Son |William MacLeod Raine

cottonwood

/ (ˈkɒtənˌwʊd) /

any of several North American poplars, esp Populus deltoides, whose seeds are covered with cottony hairs

Also called: tauhinu a native New Zealand shrub, Cassinia leptophylla, with daisy-like flowers