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POPLAR
poplar, poplar tree
(noun) any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins
poplar
(noun) soft light-colored non-durable wood of the poplar
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
poplar (countable and uncountable, plural poplars)
Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus.
(uncountable) Wood from the poplar tree.
Proper noun
Poplar
A suburban area in the East End of London, England.
Source: Wiktionary
Pop"lar, n. Etym: [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.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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