Definitions for "Cottonwood"
An American tree of the genus Populus or poplar, having the seeds covered with abundant cottonlike hairs; esp., the Populus monilifera and Populus angustifolia of the Western United States.
any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed
(Populus deltoides)
American basswood of the Allegheny region