Between these canyons the river has a low but rather narrow flood plain, with cottonwood groves scattered here and there, and a chaparral of mesquite bearing beans and thorns.
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Cottonwood
Synonyms for "cottonwood" (20 found)
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Noun(6 words)
Related words (10)
Noun(10 words)
pale beigepappuspoplarpoplar-relatedseed flossseed hairssoftwood timbertilia heterophyllatree-relatedwhite basswood
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14 entriesblack cottonwoodcottonwood-basedcottonwood-texturedcottony filamentscreamdownyeastern cottonwoodfluffylumber gradenarrowleaf cottonwoodpale yellowpallet woodseed hairsveneer stock
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9 entriesblack cottonwoodcottonwood barkcottonwood colorcottonwood fluffcottonwood seedscottonwood treecottonwood woodeastern cottonwoodseed floss
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[…] and through the middle of this forest, from wall to wall, ran a winding line of brilliant green which marked the course of cottonwoods and willows.
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The leaves of a small bush echoed the yellow cottonwoods that are so characteristic of the Rio Grande Valley in late fall.
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There is no break in the trees. That is the wonder and the mystery of it. There where you see light-green rushes instead of dark-green undergrowth, there between the great cotton woods, that is my private gate into the unknown.
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