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Definition of Poplar tree
1. Noun. Any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins.
Group relationships: Genus Populus, Populus
Terms within: Poplar
Specialized synonyms: Balsam Poplar, Hackmatack, Populus Balsamifera, Tacamahac, Abele, Aspen Poplar, Populus Alba, Silver-leaved Poplar, White Aspen, White Poplar, Gray Poplar, Grey Poplar, Populus Canescens, Black Poplar, Populus Nigra, Cottonwood, Aspen
Generic synonyms: Angiospermous Tree, Flowering Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Poplar Tree
Literary usage of Poplar tree
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Women of the Debatable Land by Alexander Hunter (1912)
"THE OLD poplar tree AT ASHBY'S GAP. The most famous mountain pass in America ...
The spot is full of glamour and romance, and if the old poplar tree which ..."
2. A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages by Felix Flügel (1874)
"... «hite poplar-tree; 2. mallow; II. сотр. — allée, /., —gang, m. avenue of
poplars; — boum, m. poplar-tree; ..."
3. The Ottawa Naturalist by Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club (1904)
"By the time that the poplar-tree reaches its maximum height, the branches ...
The instant the poplar-tree stops growing taller, the pine-tree in turn shoots ..."
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