alamo

noun

al·​a·​mo

ˈa-lə-ˌmō,

ˈä-

plural -s

Southwest

: a tree of the genus Populus

especially : aspen

Word History

Etymology

Spanish álamo

First Known Use

1780, in the meaning defined above

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