balsam poplar

noun

1. a North American tree, Populus balsamifera, having sticky, resinous buds and shiny ovate leaves.

balsam poplar

noun

1. a poplar tree, Populus balsamifera , of NE North America, having resinous buds and broad heart-shaped leaves See also tacamahac

Word History and Origins

Origin of balsam poplar¹

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90

Example Sentences

The long day's march had seen the scattering groves dwindle and fail—first the bankerian pine, followed in order by the balsam poplar and the aspen.

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She was very sensitive to his disapproval, and suffered acutely when he showed how he despised a person who forgot the difference between a sycamore and a balsam poplar.

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The balsam poplar is the balm of Gilead of the early settlers, the Tacamahac of the Northern Indians.

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A few trees of the balsam poplar, Populus tacamahaca Mill., are found in Lake County near the shores of Lake Michigan.

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Nearly a world tree is this poplar, which in some one of its variable forms is called also tacamahac, and balsam poplar as well.

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