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white poplar
(redirected from Silver poplar)

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white poplar
n.
A deciduous Eurasian tree (Populus alba) having palmately lobed leaves with whitish undersides. Also called abele.
white poplar
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called abele a Eurasian salicaceous tree, Populus alba, having leaves covered with dense silvery-white hairs
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) another name for tulipwood [1]
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Noun1.white poplar - a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United Stateswhite poplar - a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces
abele, aspen poplar, Populus alba, silver-leaved poplar, white aspen
poplar tree, poplar - any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins
2.white poplar - light easily worked wood of a tulip treewhite poplar - light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer
true tulipwood, whitewood, yellow poplar, tulipwood
canary whitewood, Liriodendron tulipifera, tulip poplar, tulip tree, yellow poplar - tall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work
wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
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Residents on the Silver Poplars site, near Kingswood, claimed that their landlord Chris Nedic demanded money for work he never carried out and ignored pleas for discussion.
MOBILE HOMES SCANDAL; Rogue site owners are exploiting the elderly by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
In March, we reported that residents on the Silver Poplars site, near Kingswood, claimed their landlord, Chris Nedic, demanded money for work he never carried out and ignored pleas for discussion.
New hope in mobile homes fight by Miles, Lucy / Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
Set among trees and with panoramic views of the countryside, the Silver Poplars Park offered the tranquillity dreamt of by many couples after a busy working life.
Landlord accused over trouble in park paradise by Miles, Lucy / Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
 
 
 
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