cottonwood
Plains state tree
Cottonwood is a North American poplar tree, named for the cottony white fluff that surrounds its seeds and drifts through the air in early summer.
The trees grow fast and tall, often near water.
Their wood is soft and lightweight, used for pulp and cheap lumber.
The riverbank was lined with cottonwoods.
Pendulous flower spikes
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
- pollenFloral reproductive grains
- leafingCasually turning pages
- greeneryCollective plant life
canopy · shade · rustling · leaves · trembling · quaking · branches · foliage
Of imposing height
- tallOf considerable height
- loftyImpressively high or noble
- massiveExtremely large and heavy
- trunkMain stem or storage
spreading · canopy · shade · landmark · grove · stand · skyward · dominant
One who settles wilderness land
- settlerOne who colonizes territory
- frontierEdge of settlement
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- plainsBroad, level grasslands
windbreak · shelterbelt · wagon · westward · rancher · firewood · dugout · shade
Plant embryos in casings
- downToward lower ground
- floatingStaying atop liquid
- driftingMoving without purpose
- tuftsClusters held at base
dispersal · fluffy · silky · billowing · airy · pappus · white · fuzz
catkins
Pendulous flower spikes
greenery · canopy · shade · rustling · leaves · trembling · quaking · branches · foliage · crown
towering
Of imposing height
trunk · spreading · canopy · shade · landmark · grove · stand · skyward · dominant · ancient
homesteader
One who settles wilderness land
plains · windbreak · shelterbelt · wagon · westward · rancher · firewood · dugout · shade · outpost
seeds
Plant embryos in casings
tufts · dispersal · fluffy · silky · billowing · airy · pappus · white · fuzz · ethereal
streambank
Land bordering a watercourse
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
- watershedDrainage area boundary
riverbank · bottomland · creek · delta · silt · meander · alluvial · habitat · ecosystem · aquifer
pulpwood
Timber for paper manufacture
- timberWood for construction
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- workableAble to be implemented
millwork · plywood · crates · pallets · paper · veneer · matchsticks · excelsior · boxes · carving
- Willows and Poplarswillow, poplar, aspen, osier, sallow
- Oklahoma-TexasRed River, pecan, mesquite, bluestem, switchgrass
- plantstree, plants, leaves, bluebonnet, trees
- treesoak, birch, maple, pine, elm
- American PlantsAmerican elm, aster, azalea, bluebonnets, bluebonnet
- deciduous treesmaple, oak, birch, beech, elm
- cottonwood treesFluffy-seeded North American poplars