Plural of cottonwood
regular plural
The plural of cottonwood is cottonwoods.
Forms of cottonwood
| Singular | cottonwood |
|---|---|
| Plural | cottonwoods |
| Countable | countable |
Cottonwoods in a sentence
- The leaves of a small bush echoed the yellow cottonwoods that are so characteristic of the Rio Grande Valley in late fall.2021, Peter Cavanagh, “9. Cranes”, in 100 Flying Birds: Photographing the Mechanics of Flight, →ISBN, page 218
- Tamarisk's long seed viability allows it to flourish under such conditions where willows and cottonwoods cannot.2000, James M. Aton, Robert S. McPherson, River Flowing from the Sunrise. From the entry superplant
- Nothing but blackjacks for miles around it, but on that section, because of the water, I suppose, there were elms and persimmons and cottonwoods and even a grove of pecans.1930, Edna Ferber, Cimarron, page 23. From the entry blackjack
Meaning of cottonwood
- noun A tree from one of number of species of tree in the genus Populus (poplars), typically growing along watercourses, with fluffy catkins.
- noun Populus sect. Aigeiros, a taxonomic section of the poplar genus.
- noun A cottonwood hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum, syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus), a flowering shrub or tree in the mallow family.
Questions about the plural of cottonwood
- What is the plural of cottonwood?
- The plural of cottonwood is cottonwoods.
- Is cottonwood countable?
- Cottonwood is a countable noun.
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