English Explanatory Dictionary

cottonweed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several not closely related plants that have downy heads
  2. especially such plants of the genus Froelichia.
  3. Cottontop, a plant of genus Micropus.

Word forms

cottonweed cottonweeds

Etymology

From cotton + weed.

Synonyms

cottonseed

Translations

Ancient Greek: γναφάλλιον
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