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
The carob tree, white poplar, a thorn bush, and the oleander are found in some localities.
From A Trip Abroad by Janes, Don Carlos
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 Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)
In the northern forest the timber is black and white spruce, larch or tamarack, jack pine, aspen or white poplar, balsam or black poplar, and white birch.
From Canada West by Canada. Dept. of the interior
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