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cottonweed
[ kot-n-weed ]
noun
- any of various plants having stems and leaves covered with a soft, hoary pubescence.
cottonweed
/ ˈkɒtənˌwiːd /
noun
- a downy perennial plant, Otanthus maritimus, of European coastal regions, having small yellow flowers surrounded by large hairy bracts: family Asteraceae (composites)
- any of various similar plants
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cottonweed1
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Example Sentences
Going two miles this morning, we came to a little stream called the Little Cottonweed.
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