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An American tree of the genus Populus or poplar, having the seeds covered with abundant cottonlike hairs; esp., the P. monilifera and P. angustifolia of the Western United States.

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  1. n. An American tree of the genus Populus or poplar, having the seeds covered with abundant cottonlike hairs; esp., the P. monilifera and P. angustifolia of the Western United States.
  2. n. any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed
  3. n. American basswood of the Allegheny region
  4. An American tree of the genus Populus or polar, having the seeds covered with abundant cottonlike hairs; esp., the P. monilifera and P. angustifolia of the Western United States.
  5. An American tree of the genus Populus or polar, having theseeds covered with abundant cottonlike hairs; esp., the P. moniliferaand P. angustifolia of the Western United States.
  6. n:100 n. any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed