white poplar
Americannoun
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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.
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the soft, straight-grained wood of this tree.
noun
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Also called: abele. a Eurasian salicaceous tree, Populus alba, having leaves covered with dense silvery-white hairs
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another name for tulipwood
Etymology
Origin of white poplar
An Americanism dating back to 1765–75
Example Sentences
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Chinese white-birch plywood sandwiches sheets of white poplar wood between outer layers of birch veneer, which is peeled from logs that are typically harvested in Siberian forests.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
The arches over the doors were painted with black cows, white poplar trees, and owls.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
It was well timbered, in some places, with the finest white poplar I had yet seen.
From Through the Mackenzie Basin A Narrative of the Athabasca and Peace River Treaty Expedition of 1899 by Mair, Charles
The botanical name of Coltsfoot is Tussilago farfara, signifying tussis ago, "I drive away a cold"; and farfar, the white poplar tree, which has a similar leaf.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas
The wood of white poplar is sought of the sculptor, and they saw both sorts into boards, which, where they lie dry, continue a long time.
From Sylva, Vol. 1 (of 2) Or A Discourse of Forest Trees by Nisbet, John
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