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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Populus sect. Aegiros</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>Populus nigra</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>Populus deltoides</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>Populus fremontii</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>cottonwood</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Populus</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Populus sect. Aigeiros</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>cottonwoods</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Section of the poplar genus comprising three to six species, depending upon the classification system. Named for for Aigeiros, Thrace, the species are native to North America, Europe, and western Asia. They are  fast-growing trees with triangular, toothed leaves and cottony seeds. ]]></note></mads>