Definitions for: 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



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.]

Synonyms: poplar tree

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

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