yellow poplar
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of yellow poplar
An Americanism dating back to 1765–75
Example Sentences
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A flatbed trailer was loaded with scores of potted native trees: Shumard oak, yellow poplar, persimmon, Eastern red cedar, sweet bay magnolia.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 26, 2021
Forest Service showed that the yellow poplar trees will significantly expand northward within a century under the current, high-emissions greenhouse gas scenario.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2021
Finton has already seen more yellow poplar trees, also known as the tulip tree, in southern Massachusetts.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2021
“The rich magnolia covered with its odiferous blossoms, the holly, the beech, the tall yellow poplar, the hilly ground,” he wrote in his journal, enumerating the wonders that greeted him.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2010
Uncle Dick led two of the posse to the yellow poplar where the struggle had occurred, after which they would follow the general direction of the tracks.
From Heart of the Blue Ridge by Baily, Waldron
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