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white poplar

American  

noun

  1. Also called abele.  an Old World poplar, Populus alba, widely cultivated in the U.S., having the underside of the leaves covered with a dense silvery-white down.

  2. the soft, straight-grained wood of this tree.

white poplar British  

noun

  1. Also called: abele.  a Eurasian salicaceous tree, Populus alba, having leaves covered with dense silvery-white hairs

  2. another name for tulipwood

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Etymology

Origin of white poplar

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75

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