HyperDic: poplar

English > 2 senses of the word *poplar*:
NOUN	plant	poplar	soft light-colored non-durable wood of the poplar
NOUN	plant	poplar, poplar tree	any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins

poplar > pronunciation
Sounds	paa'pler
Rhymes	alveolar ... Ziegler: 240 rhymes with ler...

English > *poplar*: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Soft light-colored non-durable wood of the poplar.
Broader	wood	The hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
Substance of	poplar, poplar tree	Any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins
Spanish	álamo, chopo
Catalan	àlber, pollancre

English > *poplar*: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaning	Any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins.
Synonym	poplar tree
Member of	Populus, genus Populus	A genus of trees of the family Salicaceae that is found in the northern hemisphere
Narrower	aspen	Any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind
	balsam poplar, hackmatack, tacamahac, Populus balsamifera	poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves
	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
	grey poplar, gray poplar, Populus canescens	Large rapidly growing poplar with faintly lobed dentate leaves grey on the lower surface
	white poplar, white aspen, abele, aspen poplar, silver-leaved poplar, Populus alba	A poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States
Broader	angiospermous tree, flowering tree	Any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
Substances	poplar	Soft light-colored non-durable wood of the poplar
Spanish	álamo, chopo
Catalan	àlber, pollancre

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