English Explanatory Dictionary

poplar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus.
  2. Wood from the poplar tree.
name
  1. A placename:
  2. A suburban area in East London, borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3780).
  3. An unincorporated community in Audubon County, Iowa, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Cass County, Minnesota, United States.
  5. A city in Roosevelt County, Montana, United States.
  6. An unincorporated community in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States.
  7. An unincorporated community in Caroline County, Virginia, United States.
  8. A village in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States.
  9. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɒp.lə(ɹ)/ /ˈpɑ.plɚ/ En-us-poplar.ogg

Word forms

poplar poplars

Etymology

From Middle English popler, from Anglo-Norman popler and Old French poplier (compare French peuplier), from Latin pōpulus, with a suffix later added.

Derived words

American poplar aspen poplar balsam poplar bay poplar black Italian poplar black poplar blue poplar Carolina poplar downy poplar Eugene poplar Euphrates poplar gray poplar grey poplar hickory poplar Italian poplar Japanese poplar Korean poplar Lombardy poplar Mongolian poplar necklace poplar pink poplar Plains poplar poplar admiral poplar and willow borer poplar birch Poplar Bluff poplar borer poplar box poplar canker poplar goat moth poplar grey poplar hawkmoth Poplarism poplar kitten poplar leaf fig poplar-leaved birch poplarlike poplar vagabond aphid Poplar Valley poplar worm river poplar (Populus balsamifera silver-leaved poplar silver leaved poplar silver poplar soft poplar swamp poplar trembling poplar tulip poplar water poplar western balsam poplar white poplar willow poplar yellow poplar
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