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white poplar

white pop·lar
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hwahyt, wahyt pop-ler]
    • /ʰwaɪt, waɪt ˈpɒp lər/
    • /waɪt ˈpɒp.lər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hwahyt, wahyt pop-ler]
    • /ʰwaɪt, waɪt ˈpɒp lər/

Definitions of white poplar words

  • noun white poplar Also called abele. an Old World poplar, Populus alba, widely cultivated in the U.S., having the underside of the leaves covered with a dense silvery-white down. 1
  • noun white poplar the soft, straight-grained wood of this tree. 1
  • noun white poplar a Eurasian salicaceous tree, Populus alba, having leaves covered with dense silvery-white hairs 0
  • noun white poplar a large Old World poplar (Populus alba), having lobed leaves with white or gray down on the undersides, now widespread in the U.S. 0
  • noun white poplar tulip tree 0
  • noun white poplar tulipwood (sense 1) 0

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Origin of white poplar

First appearance:

before 1765
One of the 46% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1765-75

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Parts of speech for White poplar

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

white poplar popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

white poplar usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for white poplar

noun white poplar

  • abele — white poplar (sense 1)

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