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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