cot·ton·weed (k t n-w d )n. Any of various plants having cottony down, as some species of the genus Froelichia. |
cottonweed [ˈkɒtənˌwiːd]
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1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a downy perennial plant, Otanthus maritimus, of European coastal regions, having small yellow flowers surrounded by large hairy bracts: family Asteraceae (composites)
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various similar plants
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| Noun | 1. |  cottonweed - an American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bractseverlasting, everlasting flower - any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color Anaphalis, genus Anaphalis - a genus of herbs of north temperate regions having hoary leaves: pearly everlasting |
| 2. | cottonweed - any of various plants of the genus Froelichia found in sandy soils and on rocky slopes in warmer regions of America; grown for their spikes of woolly white flowers Froelichia, genus Froelichia - genus of erect or procumbent herbs of the Americas having spikes of woolly white flowers: cottonweed herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests |
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