white poplar
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.
the soft, straight-grained wood of this tree.
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How to use white poplar in a sentence
We are once more favored with a grass bed instead of one of dust, and with white poplar wood for fuel, instead of buffalo chips.
Take bark of white poplar root, boil it thick, and add a little spirit, and then lay it on the stomach.
Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 | Barkham BurroughsA rock lay embedded in this rich forest-grass, and over it a huge white poplar spread its branches like a tent.
Malaeska | Ann S. StephensIn classical superstition the black poplar was consecrated to the goddess Proserpine, and the white poplar to Hercules.
Legends, Tales and Poems | Gustavo Adolfo BecquerIt is often divided commercially, according to color, into "white poplar" and "yellow poplar."
The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties | Charles H. (Charles Henry) Snow
British Dictionary definitions for white poplar
Also called: abele a Eurasian salicaceous tree, Populus alba, having leaves covered with dense silvery-white hairs
another name for tulipwood (def. 1)
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