poplar

a tree

Not to be confused with:

popular – favorably regarded, well-liked; representing the people, common: popular belief

poplar

balsam poplar

Populus balsamifera

pop·lar

(pŏp′lər)

a. Any of several fast-growing deciduous trees of the genus Populus, having unisexual flowers borne in catkins and seeds with cottony tufts.

b. The wood of any of these trees.

2. See tulip tree.

[Middle English popler, from Old French poplier, from pouple, from Latin pōpulus.]

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poplar

(ˈpɒplə)

1. (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. (Plants) any of various trees resembling the true poplars, such as the tulip tree

3. (Forestry) the wood of any of these trees

[C14: from Old French poplier, from pouple, from Latin pōpulus]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

pop•lar

(ˈpɒp lər)

n.

1. any of several rapidly growing softwood trees of the genus Populus, of the willow family, usu. with a columnar or spirelike shape.

2. any of various similar trees, as the tulip tree.

3. the wood of any of these trees.

[1350–1400; Middle English popler(e), populer < Anglo-French; Old French pop(u)lier =pouple (< Latin pōpulus poplar) + -ier -er²]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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

حُور

топола

topol

poppel

Pappel

λεύκα αίγειρος

álamo chopo

pappel

سپیدارسفیدارقواخ

poppeli

peuplier ypréau

jablantopola

nyár

pioppo

ポプラ

포플러

populus

plop

jablantopolaјаблантопола

poppel

ต้นพ็อปล่าร์

kavak

cây bạch dương

白杨

poplar

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

poplar

[ˈpɒplə^r] n → peuplier m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

poplar

n → Pappel f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

poplar

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

poplar

→ حُور topol poppel Pappel λεύκα álamo poppeli peuplier jablan pioppo ポプラ 포플러 populier poppel topola choupo тополь poppel ต้นพ็อปล่าร์ kavak cây bạch dương 白杨

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There was a long row of them in the orchard, with a Lombardy poplar at either end, and a hedge of lilacs behind.

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Jupiter chose the oak, Venus the myrtle, Apollo the laurel, Cybele the pine, and Hercules the poplar. Minerva, wondering why they had preferred trees not yielding fruit, inquired the reason for their choice.

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The night winds were beginning their wild dances beyond the bar and the fishing hamlet across the harbor was gemmed with lights as Anne and Gilbert drove up the poplar lane.

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The rustle of the poplar leaves about the house worried her, it sounded so like pattering raindrops, and the full, faraway roar of the gulf, to which she listened delightedly at other times, loving its strange, sonorous, haunting rhythm, now seemed like a prophecy of storm and disaster to a small maiden who particularly wanted a fine day.

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The trees had not been cut or trimmed, each one preserved the magnificent palm-branch shape that makes the Lombard poplar one of the grandest of trees; there they stood, a natural monument which a man might well be proud of having reared.

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Strange children, who meant nothing to me, were playing in the Harlings' big yard when I passed; the mountain ash had been cut down, and only a sprouting stump was left of the tall Lombardy poplar that used to guard the gate.

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He used to seat himself on a bench under the great poplar in our plaza, and there he would keep us all hanging open-mouthed on the stories he told us of his exploits.

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"She's as straight as a poplar," said old Mazey, considering Magdalen's figure in drowsy soliloquy.

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Standing motionless beside her, Genevieve held in her hand a branch which Stephanie had doubtless climbed a tall poplar to obtain, and the poor idiot was gently waving it above her sleeping companion, to chase away the flies and cool the atmosphere.

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Round her cave there was a thick wood of alder, poplar, and sweet smelling cypress trees, wherein all kinds of great birds had built their nests--owls, hawks, and chattering sea-crows that occupy their business in the waters.

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The Nebraska is studded with islands covered with that species of poplar called the cotton-wood tree.

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He was all eyes as the train sped through the country; he adored the sand dunes, their colour seemed to him more lovely than anything he had ever seen; and he was enchanted with the canals and the long lines of poplars. When they got out of the Gare du Nord, and trundled along the cobbled streets in a ramshackle, noisy cab, it seemed to him that he was breathing a new air so intoxicating that he could hardly restrain himself from shouting aloud.

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