Poplar
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noun.
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noun.
Any of several fast-growing deciduous trees of the genus
Populus,
having unisexual flowers borne in catkins and seeds with cottony tufts.
noun.
The wood of any of these trees.
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A tree of the genus
Populus
; also, the wood of the tree.
noun.
A tree of some other genus in some way resembling a poplar.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Any tree of the genus Populus; also, the timber, which is soft, and capable of many uses.
noun.
The timber of the tulip tree; -- called also
white poplar
.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
Any of various
deciduous
trees
of the genus
Populus
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins
noun.
soft light-colored non-durable wood of the poplar
Word Usage
"That said, one of the easiest finishes I know about for hardwoods like poplar is Danish oil."
cross-reference
balsam-poplar
black italian poplar
black poplar
carolina poplar
downy poplar
Form
tulip poplar
yellow poplar
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
wood
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Doppler
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
acacia
aspen
basswood
beads
bear
variant
white poplar