Hypertext Webster Gateway: "poplar"

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)

Poplar
Heb. libneh, "white", (Gen. 30:37; Hos. 4:13), in all
probability the storax tree (Styrax officinalis) or white
poplar, distinguished by its white blossoms and pale leaves. It
is common in the Anti-Libanus. Other species of the poplar are
found in Palestine, such as the white poplar (P. alba) of our
own country, the black poplar (P. nigra), and the aspen (P.
tremula). (See {WILLOW}.)

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Poplar \Pop"lar\, n. [OE. popler, OF. poplier, F. peuplier, fr.
L. populus poplar.] (Bot.)
1. Any tree of the genus {Populus}; also, the timber, which
is soft, and capable of many uses.

Note: The aspen poplar is {Populus tremula} and {P.
tremuloides}; Balsam poplar is {P. balsamifera};
Lombardy poplar ({P. dilatata}) is a tall, spiry tree;
white poplar is {Populus alba}.

2. The timber of the tulip tree; -- called also {white
poplar}. [U.S.]

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

poplar
n 1: soft light-colored nondurable wood of the poplar
2: any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having
light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins [syn: {poplar
tree}]


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