Definition of poplars Poplars
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Wiktionary 
- poplars (Noun)
Plural of poplar.
Part of speech
🔤- poplars, noun, plural of poplar.
WordNet
NounPlural: poplars |
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| poplar - any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins | ||
| poplar tree | ||
| angiospermous tree, flowering tree any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary | ||
| genus populus, populus a genus of trees of the family Salicaceae that is found in the northern hemisphere; poplars | ||
| poplar any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins | ||
| balsam poplar, hackmatack, populus balsamifera, tacamahac poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves | ||
| abele, aspen poplar, populus alba, silver-leaved poplar, white aspen, white poplar a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces | ||
| gray poplar, grey poplar, populus canescens large rapidly growing poplar with faintly lobed dentate leaves grey on the lower surface; native to Europe but introduced and naturalized elsewhere | ||
| 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 | ||
| poplar - soft light-colored non-durable wood of the poplar | ||
| wood a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; "metal woods are now standard" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- poplar (n.)
Any tree of the genus Populus; also, the timber, which is soft, and capable of many uses. - poplar (n.)
The timber of the tulip tree; -- called also white poplar.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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poplar
Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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poplar
pop′lar, n. a tree common in the northern hemisphere, of rapid growth, and having diœcious flowers arranged in catkins, both male and female flowers with an oblique cup-shaped perianth. [O. Fr. poplier—L. pōpulus, poplar-tree.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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poplar
The tree which furnishes charcoal for the manufacture of gunpowder.
Part of speech
🔤- poplar, noun, singular of poplars.
