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abele

American

[uh-beel, ay-buhl] / əˈbil, ˈeɪ bəl /

noun

the white poplar tree, Populus alba.

abele British

/ əˈbiːl, ˈeɪbəl /

noun

another name for white poplar

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Etymology

Origin of abele

1675–85; < Dutch abeel, Middle Dutch abeel, aubeel < Old French aubel, albel < Late Latin albellus, equivalent to Latin alb ( us ) white + -ellus diminutive suffix

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Other varieties of the common white poplar or abele are occasionally useful, although most of them sprout badly and may become a nuisance.

From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by L. H. (Liberty Hyde) Bailey

The sides of country roads where the abele has been planted are sometimes obstructed for a considerable distance by the thrifty shoots from underground.

From Handbook of the Trees of New England by Lorin Low Dame

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