English > poplar tree: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | Any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins. |
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| Synonym | poplar |
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| Member of | Populus, genus Populus | A genus of trees of the family Salicaceae that is found in the northern hemisphere |
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| Narrower | aspen | Any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind |
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| 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 |
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| Substances | poplar | Soft light-colored non-durable wood of the poplar |
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| Spanish | álamo, chopo |
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| Catalan | àlber, pollancre |
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