poplar

/ˈpɑplər/

/ˈpɒplə/

Other forms: poplars

Definitions of poplar

1. noun

   any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins
   synonyms: poplar tree

   types:

   Populus balsamifera, balsam poplar, hackmatack, tacamahac

   poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves

   Populus alba, abele, aspen poplar, silver-leaved poplar, white aspen, white poplar

   a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces

   Populus canescens, gray poplar, grey poplar

   large rapidly growing poplar with faintly lobed dentate leaves grey on the lower surface; native to Europe but introduced and naturalized elsewhere

   Populus nigra, black poplar

   large European poplar

   cottonwood

   any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed

   aspen

   any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind

   Lombardy poplar, Populus nigra italica

   distinguished by its columnar fastigiate shape and erect branches

   Eastern cottonwood, Populus deltoides, necklace poplar

   a common poplar of eastern and central United States; cultivated in United States for its rapid growth and luxuriant foliage and in Europe for timber

   Populus trichocarpa, Western balsam poplar, black cottonwood

   cottonwood of western North America with dark green leaves shining above and rusty or silvery beneath

   Populus heterophylla, black cottonwood, downy poplar, swamp cottonwood, swamp poplar

   North American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves and brownish bark and wood

   European quaking aspen, Populus tremula, quaking aspen

   Old World aspen with a broad much-branched crown; northwestern Europe and Siberia to North Africa

   American aspen, American quaking aspen, Populus tremuloides

   slender aspen native to North America

   Canadian aspen, Populus grandidentata, big-toothed aspen, bigtooth aspen, bigtoothed aspen, large tooth aspen, large-toothed aspen

   aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America

   type of:

   angiospermous tree, flowering tree

   any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
2. noun

   soft light-colored non-durable wood of the poplar
   type of:

   wood

   the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees