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cottonweed

cottonweed noun: especially such plants of the genus Froelichia.

cottonweed: especially such plants of the genus Froelichia
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Noun

cottonweed (countable and uncountable, plural cottonweeds)

  1. especially such plants of the genus Froelichia.
  2. Cottontop, a plant of genus Micropus.
    Synonyms:
    cottonseed

Synonyms of cottonweed

Forms of cottonweed

pluralcottonweeds

Origin of cottonweed

From cotton + weed.

Questions about cottonweed

What does cottonweed mean?
Cottonweed means especially such plants of the genus Froelichia.
What part of speech is cottonweed?
Cottonweed is a noun.
What is the plural of cottonweed?
The plural of cottonweed is cottonweeds.

Words near cottonweed in the dictionary

  1. cottontop tamarin
  2. cottontop tamarins
  3. cottontops
  4. Cottonvale
  5. cottonwear
  6. cottonweed
  7. cottonweeds
  8. cottonwick
  9. cottonwicks
  10. cottonwood
  11. Cottonwood County

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