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swamp cottonwood

swamp cottonwood noun: any tree of species Populus heterophylla, native to damp areas of eastern United States.

swamp cottonwood: any tree of species Populus heterophylla, native to damp areas of eastern United States
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Noun

swamp cottonwood (countable and uncountable, plural swamp cottonwoods)

  1. Any tree of species Populus heterophylla, native to damp areas of eastern United States.
    Synonyms:
    river cottonwood, downy poplar, swamp poplar, black cottonwood

Synonyms of swamp cottonwood

  • river cottonwood
  • downy poplar
  • swamp poplar
  • black cottonwood

Forms of swamp cottonwood

pluralswamp cottonwoods

Questions about swamp cottonwood

What does swamp cottonwood mean?
Swamp cottonwood means any tree of species Populus heterophylla, native to damp areas of eastern United States.
What part of speech is swamp cottonwood?
Swamp cottonwood is a noun.
What is the plural of swamp cottonwood?
The plural of swamp cottonwood is swamp cottonwoods.

Words near swamp cottonwood in the dictionary

  1. swamp chestnut oak
  2. swamp chestnut oaks
  3. swamp cicada
  4. swamp cooler
  5. swamp coolers
  6. swamp cottonwood
  7. swamp cottonwoods
  8. swamp crocodile
  9. swamp crocodiles
  10. swamp crotch
  11. swamp cypress

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