From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcottonwoodcot‧ton‧wood /ˈkɒtnwʊd $ ˈkɑː-/ noun [countable, uncountable] HBPa North American tree with seeds that look like white cotton
Examples from the Corpus
cottonwood• On the other side, a grove of big cottonwood trees grew far apart, in what botanists call a gallery forest.• The Chemehuevi lived in a curve-topped dwelling framed by cottonwood and covered with bark.• We made camp in a grove of cottonwood trees, about the only available protection from the sun.• Beyond the glade was a grassy field with a stand of cottonwood trees beside a stream. 