cottonweed

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noun

especially such plants of the genus Froelichia.

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cottonseedpearly everlastingAnaphalis margaritacea
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Meanings

nouncottonweed (countable and uncountable, plural cottonweeds)

plural cottonweeds

  1. Any of several not closely related plants that have downy heads
    1. countableuncountableespecially such plants of the genus Froelichia.
    2. countableuncountableCottontop, a plant of genus Micropus.

      Synonyms: cottonseed

Synonyms & antonyms

nounCottontop, a plant of genus Micropus.

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cottonseed

More synonyms by meaning

nounan American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bracts

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pearly everlastingAnaphalis margaritacea
Broader
everlastingeverlasting flower
Also see
cottonseedcottontoppearly everlasting

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From cotton + weed.

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Translations

Ancient Greek γναφάλλιον
  • γναφάλλιον (gnaphállion)plants that have downy heads
Finnish Froelichia -suvun kasvi
  • Froelichia -suvun kasviFroelichia
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cottonweed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cottonweed.

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