silver poplar
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of silver poplar
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
Example Sentences
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A south breeze brought the scent of lilacs and sweet fennel to his nostrils and set all the frosty-green leaves of a silver poplar tree to trembling.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
There she hovered for a moment, giving sharp digs at one spot, as though detaching something, and then flew straight along the line to an immense silver poplar.
From Upon The Tree-Tops by Miller, Olive Thorne
There is a tree called 'the silver maple,'" was the reply, "and there is also the silver poplar.
From Among the Trees at Elmridge by Church, Ella Rodman
Well, right beside it there used to be a big silver poplar.
From The Land of Long Ago by Hall, Eliza Calvert
He was too bored to be irritated; he only counted the hours until he could get back to Mercer, and the office, and the table under the silver poplar.
From The Vehement Flame by Deland, Margaret Wade Campbell
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