white poplar
Any tree of several species of genus Populus of poplarsAny tree of several species of genus Populus of poplars: Any tree of species Populus alba, a poplar found in Central Europe, Morocco and central Asia.
» The white poplar was uprooted.
Белый тополь выкорчевали. — Wezel
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4 sensesAny tree of several species of genus Populus of poplars:
Any tree of species Populus alba, a poplar found in Central Europe, Morocco and central Asia.
Silber-Pappel, Weiß-Pappel
то́поль бе́лыйtópolʹ bélyj
A bigtooth aspen (Populus grandidentata).
Großzähnige Pappel
An American aspen (Populus tremuloides).
A Chinese white poplar (Populus tomentosa).
- a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces
- light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer
Examples
1 sentencesThe white poplar was uprooted.
ruБелый тополь выкорчевали. — Wezel
Translations
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Origin
Calque of translingual Populus alba (literally “white poplar”).Calque of translingual Populus alba (literally “white poplar”).
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Forms
plural: white poplars| Singular | white poplar |
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Synonyms
18 synonyms- a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces:white aspenabeleaspen poplarsilver-leaved poplarPopulus alba
- light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer:tulipwoodtrue tulipwoodwhitewoodyellow poplar