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cottonwood

/kot-n-wood/US // ˈkɒt nˌwʊd //UK // (ˈkɒtənˌwʊd) //

棉林,棉树,棉花树,棉花糖

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of several American poplars, as Populus deltoides, having toothed, triangular leaves and cottonlike tufts on the seeds.

Examples

  • Don’t miss the New Mexico–inspired Gallery Hózhó in the hotel lobby, then head a few miles north to the peaceful haven of Los Poblanos, a historic inn located on 25 acres of gardens, lavender fields, and cottonwood trees.

  • According to the study, one project in Alaska consists almost entirely of giant Sitka spruces, yet the local regional average was calculated from a wide mix of trees, including species like cottonwoods that store far less carbon.

  • Sometimes that meant simply sitting down and listening to the frogs, the wind through cottonwood trees, or even just the sound of silence.

  • We met under the shade of a cottonwood in a parking lot behind a baseball stadium.

  • What was equally important, a thick clump of cottonwood and willow furnished tolerably secure concealment.

  • The store was a barn-like building, with a row of poplars at the north, and a big cottonwood in front.

  • They found a little spring at the base of a solitary cottonwood tree, and decided to remain there until daylight.

  • They climbed noiselessly into a large cottonwood, and went sufficiently high to obtain a splendid view of the Kiowa camp.

  • Once in a dog's age you came to a straggling fringe of cottonwood-trees, indicating a creek bottom.