'Populus monilifera' definitions:

Definition of 'Populus monilifera'

From: GCIDE

Cottonwood \Cot"ton*wood`\ (-w[oo^]d`), n. (Bot.) An American tree of the genus Populus or poplar, having the seeds covered with abundant cottonlike hairs; esp., the Populus monilifera and Populus angustifolia of the Western United States. [1913 Webster]