poplar
Any of various deciduous trees of the genus PopulusAny of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus.
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» We walked along an avenue of tall poplars.
Мы шли вдоль по аллее из высоких тополей. — Balamax
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Examples
14 sentencesWe walked along an avenue of tall poplars.
ruМы шли вдоль по аллее из высоких тополей. — Balamax
Poplars are fast-growing trees.
Yanni uses poplar bark to weave baskets.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus.
Pappel
то́польtópolʹ
топо́ляtopólja
(uncountable)Wood from the poplar tree.
soft light-colored non-durable wood of the poplar
Origin
From Middle English popler, from Anglo-Norman popler and Old French poplier (compare FrencFrom Middle English popler, from Anglo-Norman popler and Old French poplier (compare French peuplier), from Latin pōpulus, with a suffix later added.
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Forms
plural: poplarsSynonyms
2 synonyms- any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins:poplar tree
Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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