poplar

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   any of various fast-growing deciduous trees of the genus Populus, often with leaves that tremble in the wind

   A row of poplar trees shimmered beside the river.

2. 2
   noun

   the pale, lightweight wood of a poplar tree

   The cabinetmaker used poplar for the painted interior panels.

From Middle English popler, through Anglo-Norman and Old French poplier from Latin populus, 'poplar.' The modern form reflects the addition of a tree-name suffix; poplars include aspens and cottonwoods within the genus Populus.

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