Definition of Eastern cottonwood

1. Noun. A common poplar of eastern and central United States; cultivated in United States for its rapid growth and luxuriant foliage and in Europe for timber.

Exact synonyms: Necklace Poplar, Populus Deltoides
Generic synonyms: Cottonwood

Lexicographical Neighbors of Eastern Cottonwood

Eastern Europeans
Eastern Farsi
Eastern Hemisphere
Eastern Highlands
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Orthodox
Eastern Orthodox Church
Eastern Orthodoxy
Eastern Question
Eastern Roman Empire
Eastern Samoa
Eastern Sioux
Eastern Standard Time
Eastern Time
Eastern Turki
Eastern cottonwood (current term)
Eastern hop hornbeam
Eastern pasque flower
Eastern silvery aster
Easters
Eastertide
Eastertime
Eastertimes
Eastery
Eastie
Eastleigh
Eastman
Eastoft
Eat at Joe's
Eaton agent

Literary usage of Eastern cottonwood

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings for the Eight Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference by M. Boya Edwards (2001)
"INTRODUCTION Eastern cottonwood is a tree species capable of rapid growth ... The successful establishment of eastern cottonwood plantations depends on a ..."

2. DNA Fingerprinting and Plants (Including Pathogens): Sponsored CRIS/ICAR by Andrew Kalinski (1994)
"Analyze the molecular basis of somaclonal variation in eastern cottonwood by RFLP analysis by use of random DNA probes. Test whether somaclonal variation is ..."

3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"Eastern cottonwood, Populus deltoides var. monilifera. —The Lafayette tree at Geneva, NY, named for General Lafayette, and one of the largest trees in the ..."

4. Bulletin of the New York Botanical Garden by New York Botanical Garden (1908)
"Another ornamental tree and one frequently used where quick growth is desired, is the eastern cottonwood, or Carolina poplar, common in eastern North ..."

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