Frémont's cottonwood

noun

Populus fremontii, a cottonwood native to riparian zones of the Southwestern United States and northern through central Mexico.

Meanings

nounFrémont's cottonwood (plural Frémont's cottonwoods)

plural Frémont's cottonwoods

  1. Populus fremontii, a cottonwood native to riparian zones of the Southwestern United States and northern through central Mexico.

Origin

Named after 19th-century American explorer and pathfinder John C. Frémont.

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Frémont's cottonwood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fr%C3%A9mont's%20cottonwood

MLA

“Frémont's cottonwood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fr%C3%A9mont's%20cottonwood. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Frémont's cottonwood,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fr%C3%A9mont's%20cottonwood.

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