Populus alba

Populus alba
Poplar Pop"lar, n. [OE. popler, OF. poplier, F. peuplier, fr. L. populus poplar.] (Bot.) 1. Any tree of the genus {Populus}; also, the timber, which is soft, and capable of many uses. [1913 Webster]

Note: The aspen poplar is {Populus tremula} and {Populus tremuloides}; Balsam poplar is {Populus balsamifera}; Lombardy poplar ({Populus dilatata}) is a tall, spiry tree; white poplar is {Populus alba}. [1913 Webster]

2. The timber of the tulip tree; -- called also {white poplar}. [U.S.] [1913 Webster]


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  • Populus alba — Taxobox name = Populus alba image width = 240px image caption = White Poplar foliage regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Malpighiales familia = Salicaceae genus = Populus sectio = Populus species = P. alba… …   Wikipedia

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  • Populus alba — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Populus alba — Abele A*bele , n. [D. abeel (abeel boom), OF. abel, aubel, fr. a dim. of L. albus white.] The white poplar ({Populus alba}). [1913 Webster] Six abeles i the churchyard grow. Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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