First Known Use: 14th century
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poplar
noun pop·lar \ˈpä-plər\
: a tall, thin tree that has rough bark, soft wood, and very small groups of flowers
Full Definition of POPLAR
1
a : any of a genus (Populus) of slender catkin-bearing quick-growing deciduous trees (as an aspen or cottonwood) of the willow family b : the wood of a poplar
2
: tulip tree 1
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Origin of POPLAR
Middle English popler, from Anglo-French, from Old French *pople poplar, from Latin populus
Poplar
geographical name Pop·lar \ˈpä-plər\
Definition of POPLAR
former metropolitan borough E London, England, on N bank of the Thames, now part of Tower Hamlets
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poplar
noun pop·lar \ˈpä-plər\
Definition of POPLAR for Kids
: a tree that has rough bark and a white substance resembling cotton around its seeds
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