balsam poplar
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of balsam poplar
An Americanism dating back to 1780–90
Example Sentences
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Next in importance after spruce, in the interior, is birch, and then balsam poplar.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
She was very sensitive to his disapproval, and suffered acutely when he showed how he despised a person who forgot the difference between a sycamore and a balsam poplar.
From The Open Question a tale of two temperaments by Robins, Elizabeth
The camp had been placed under a beautiful tree—the tacamahac, or balsam poplar.
From Popular Adventure Tales by Reid, Mayne
A few trees of the balsam poplar, Populus tacamahaca Mill., are found in Lake County near the shores of Lake Michigan.
From Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them by Fuller George D.
The balsam poplar is the balm of Gilead of the early settlers, the Tacamahac of the Northern Indians.
From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen
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