álamo — meaning in English

English meaning

• alamo noun A poplar or cottonwood tree native to the southwestern United States.
• poplar noun A tall, fast-growing deciduous tree of the genus Populus, often planted in rows as a windbreak.

Senses

álamo is used for these senses in English:

• Alamo A fort in San Antonio, Texas, United States, site of the Battle of the Alamo.
• cottonwood A tree from one of number of species of tree in the genus Populus (poplars), typically growing along watercourses, with fluffy catkins.
• poplar Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus.

poplar — full definition

1. noun A tall, fast-growing deciduous tree of the genus Populus, often planted in rows as a windbreak.
2. noun The lightweight wood of this tree.

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