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cottonwood vs linden tree

linden tree vs cottonwood

cottonwood and linden tree both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cottonwood Yes No No No
linden tree Yes No No No
As nouns, linden tree is a hypernym of cottonwood; that is, linden tree is a word with a broader meaning than cottonwood:
  • cottonwood: American basswood of the Allegheny region
  • linden tree: any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber
Other hypernyms of cottonwood include basswood, lime, lime tree, linden.
cottonwood (noun) linden tree (noun)
any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber
American basswood of the Allegheny region
Difference between cottonwood and linden tree

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