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Webster 1913 Edition

Poplar

Pop′lar

,
Noun.
[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.
☞ 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
.
2.
The timber of the tulip tree; – called also
white poplar
.
[U.S.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Poplar

POP'LAR

,
Noun.
[L. populus.] A tree of the genus Populus, of several species, as the abele, the white poplar,the black poplar, the aspen-tree, &c. It is numbered among the aquatic trees.

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