Hypertext Webster Gateway: "abele"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Abele \A*bele"\, n. [D. abeel (abeel-boom), OF. abel, aubel, fr.
a dim. of L. albus white.]
The white poplar ({Populus alba}).
Six abeles i' the churchyard grow. --Mrs.
Browning.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
abele
n : a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has
white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces [syn: {white
poplar}, {white aspen}, {aspen poplar}, {silver-leaved
poplar}, {Populus alba}]
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