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balsam poplar

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balsam poplar
n.
A poplar tree of northern North America (Populus balsamifera) having ovate leaves and large buds coated with a sticky, fragrant resin. Also called hackmatack, tacamahac.
balsam poplar
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a poplar tree, Populus balsamifera, of NE North America, having resinous buds and broad heart-shaped leaves See also tacamahac
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Noun1.balsam poplarbalsam poplar - poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves
hackmatack, Populus balsamifera, tacamahac
poplar tree, poplar - any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins


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The objective of this research was to compare the papermaking properties of kraft and mechanical pulps derived from four hybrid poplars to the same properties of pulps derived from aspen and balsam poplar.
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In the forest zone of the park's front country, splashes of bright gold were everywhere, courtesy of the thick stands of willow, trembling aspen, paper birch and balsam poplar.
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