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yellow poplar

American

noun

tulip tree.
the wood of the tulip tree.

yellow poplar British

noun

another name for tulip tree tulipwood

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Etymology

Origin of yellow poplar

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75

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He persuaded a fellow poker player who had a lot of money, Raoul Fleischmann, to back him.

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