cotton tree

noun

1

: any of various trees belonging to the genera Bombax and Ceiba

especially : ceiba sense 2a

2

: wayfaring tree sense 1

3

: either of two cottonwoods (Populus balsamifera and P. heterophylla)

4

: black poplar sense 1

5

Australia : majagua sense a

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