cottonwood

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A tree from one of number of species of tree in the genus Populus (poplars), typically growing along watercourses, with fluffy catkins.
2. 2
   Populus sect. Aigeiros, a taxonomic section of the poplar genus
3. 3
   A cottonwood hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum, syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus), a flowering shrub or tree in the mallow family.
4. 4
   A tree of species Ceiba pentandra, native to the American tropics and west Africa; silk-cotton tree.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname.
2. 2
   A town in Houston County, Alabama.
3. 3
   A city in Yavapai County, Arizona.
4. 4
   A census-designated place in Shasta County, California.
5. 5
   A ghost town in Yolo County, California.
6. 6
   A former census-designated place and unincorporated community in Douglas County, Colorado, mostly now incorporated into the town of Parker.
7. 7
   An unincorporated community in Fayetteville, Fayette County, Georgia, United States.
8. 8
   A city in Idaho County, Idaho.
9. 9
   A city in Lyon County, Minnesota.
10. 10
    A small unincorporated community in Coal County, Oklahoma.
11. 11
    An unincorporated community in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma.
12. 12
    A tiny town in Jackson County, South Dakota.
13. 13
    An unincorporated community in Callahan County, Texas.
14. 14
    A city in Kaufman County, Texas.