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pop·lar  (pplr) n. 1. a. Any of several fast-growing deciduous trees of the genus Populus having unisexual flowers borne in catkins. b. The wood of these trees. 2. See tulip tree. [Middle English popler, from Old French poplier, from pouple, from Latin ppulus.]

poplar balsam poplar Populus balsamifera

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poplar [ˈpɒplə]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any tree of the salicaceous genus Populus, of N temperate regions, having triangular leaves, flowers borne in catkins, and light soft wood See also aspen, balsam poplar, Lombardy poplar, white poplar

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various trees resembling the true poplars, such as the tulip tree

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) the wood of any of these trees

[from Old French poplier, from pouple, from Latin pōpulus]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	poplar - soft light-colored non-durable wood of the poplar poplar tree, poplar - any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
	2.	poplar - any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins poplar tree genus Populus, Populus - a genus of trees of the family Salicaceae that is found in the northern hemisphere; poplars poplar - soft light-colored non-durable wood of the poplar balsam poplar, hackmatack, Populus balsamifera, tacamahac - poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves abele, aspen poplar, Populus alba, silver-leaved poplar, white aspen, white poplar - a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces gray poplar, grey poplar, Populus canescens - large rapidly growing poplar with faintly lobed dentate leaves grey on the lower surface; native to Europe but introduced and naturalized elsewhere black poplar, Populus nigra - large European poplar cottonwood - any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed aspen - any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind angiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary

Translations

poplar [ˈpɒpləʳ] N (black) → chopo m, álamo m; (white) → álamo m blanco

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poplar [ˈpɒplə^r] n → peuplier m

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poplar

n → Pappel f

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poplar [ˈpɒpləʳ] n → pioppo
black poplar → pioppo nero europeo

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poplar → خشب الحور topol poppel Pappel λεύκα álamo poppeli peuplier jablan pioppo ポプラ 포플러 populier poppel topola choupo тополь poppel ต้นพอปล่า kavak cây bạch dương 白杨