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abele

American

[uh-beel, ey-buhl] / əˈbil, ˈeɪ bəl /

noun

the white poplar tree, Populus alba.

abele British

/ əˈbiːl, ˈeɪbəl /

noun

another name for white poplar

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Etymology

Origin of abele

1675–85; < Dutch abeel, Middle Dutch abeel, aubeel < Old French aubel, albel < Late Latin albellus, equivalent to Latin alb ( us ) white + -ellus diminutive suffix

Example Sentences

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The sides of country roads where the abele has been planted are sometimes obstructed for a considerable distance by the thrifty shoots from underground.

From Handbook of the Trees of New England by Dame, Lorin Low

Other varieties of the common white poplar or abele are occasionally useful, although most of them sprout badly and may become a nuisance.

From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)

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