black cottonwood

/blæk ˌkɑtnˈwʊd/

Other forms: black cottonwoods

Definitions of black cottonwood

1. noun

   North American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves and brownish bark and wood
   synonyms: Populus heterophylla, downy poplar, swamp cottonwood, swamp poplar

   type of:

   cottonwood

   any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed
2. noun

   cottonwood of western North America with dark green leaves shining above and rusty or silvery beneath
   synonyms: Populus trichocarpa, Western balsam poplar

   type of:

   cottonwood

   any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed