Noun: black cottonwood
- North American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves and brownish bark and wood
"black cottonwoods thrived in the wetland area";
- swamp cottonwood, downy poplar, swamp poplar, Populus heterophylla
- Cottonwood of western North America with dark green leaves shining above and rusty or silvery beneath
"Black cottonwoods lined the mountain stream";
- Western balsam poplar, Populus trichocarpa
Derived forms: black cottonwoods
Type of: cottonwood
Encyclopedia: Black cottonwood