HyperDic: white_poplar

English > 2 senses of the expression white poplar:
NOUNplantwhite poplar, white aspen, abele, aspen poplar, silver-leaved poplar, Populus albaa poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States
plantwhite poplar, tulipwood, true tulipwood, whitewood, yellow poplarlight easily worked wood of a tulip tree
English > white poplar: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningA poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces.
Synonymswhite aspen, abele, aspen poplar, silver-leaved poplar, Populus alba
Broaderpoplar, poplar treeAny of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins
Spanishabele, álamo blanco, álamo, pobo
Catalanabele, àlber blanc, àlber, Populus alba
English > white poplar: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaninglight easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer.
Synonymstulipwood, true tulipwood, whitewood, yellow poplar
BroaderwoodThe hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
Substance oftulip tree, tulip poplar, yellow poplar, canary whitewood, Liriodendron tulipiferatall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit
Spanishpobo
Catalanàlber blanc

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