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Definitions for Poplar

[1] any of the rapidly growing, salicaceous trees of the genus Populus, usually characterized by the columnar or spirelike manner of growth of its branches.
[2] the light, soft wood of any of these trees, used for pulp.
[3] any of various similar trees, as the tulip tree.
[4] the wood of any such tree.
[5] any tree of the salicaceous genus Populus, of N temperate regions, having triangular leaves, flowers borne in catkins, and light soft wood See also aspen, balsam poplar, Lombardy poplar, white poplar
[6] any of various trees resembling the true poplars, such as the tulip tree
[7] the wood of any of these trees

Words nearby Poplar

popgun, popinac, popinjay, popish, popish plot, poplar, poplar bluff, poples, poplin, popliteal, popliteal artery

Origin of Poplar

1350–1400; Middle English popler(e ), variant of populer, equivalent to Middle English, Old English popul popple2 (< Latin pōpulus poplar) + -er -er2; suffix apparently added on model of Middle French pouplier, equivalent to pouple poplar + -ier -ier2

Words that may be confused with Poplar

poplar, popular

Other words from Poplar

pop·lared , adjective

Word origin for Poplar

C14: from Old French poplier, from pouple, from Latin pōpulus