noun
- North American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves and brownish bark and wood.
- synonyms: swamp cottonwood, downy poplar, swamp poplar, Populus heterophylla
- Cottonwood of western North America with dark green leaves shining above and rusty or silvery beneath.
- synonyms: Western balsam poplar, Populus trichocarpa
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