About The Word Poplar
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Poplar
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What's The Definition Of Poplar?
[n] any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins
[n] soft light-colored nondurable wood of the poplar Synonyms | Synonyms for Poplar: poplar tree Related Terms | Find terms related to Poplar: See Also | abele | angiospermous tree | aspen | aspen poplar | balsam poplar | black poplar | cottonwood | flowering tree | genus Populus | gray poplar | hackmatack | poplar | Populus | Populus alba | Populus balsamifera | Populus canescens | Populus nigra | silver-leaved poplar | tacamahac | white aspen | white poplar | wood Poplar In Webster's Dictionary \Pop"lar\, n. [OE. popler, OF. poplier, F. peuplier, fr.
L. populus poplar.] (Bot.)
1. Any tree of the genus {Populus}; also, the timber, which
is soft, and capable of many uses.
Note: The aspen poplar is {Populus tremula} and {P.
tremuloides}; Balsam poplar is {P. balsamifera};
Lombardy poplar ({P. dilatata}) is a tall, spiry tree;
white poplar is {Populus alba}.
2. The timber of the tulip tree; -- called also {white
poplar}. [U.S.]
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