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The definition of an alamo is a poplar tree from the southwest area of the United States.

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An example of an alamo is a cottonwood tree.

Alamo is defined as a mission in San Antonio, Texas that was used as a fort during the Texas revolution.

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An example of the Alamo is the site of 187 Texan deaths in 1836.

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noun pl. alamos

Southwest a poplar tree; esp., a cottonwood

Origin: Sp álamo, poplar tree

Franciscan mission at San Antonio, Tex.: scene of a siege and massacre of Texans by Mexican troops (1836)

Origin: Sp: see alamo

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noun pl. al·a·mos
Southwestern U.S.

A poplar tree, especially a cottonwood.

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Origin: Spanish álamo

A church built after 1744 as part of a Spanish mission in San Antonio, Texas, and converted to a fort in 1793. During the Texas Revolution against Mexican rule it was besieged (February 24 to March 6, 1836) by the Mexican army, who killed all 187 members of the Texas garrison.

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