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ALL meanings of poplar

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  • noun Technical meaning of poplar Morris, 1978. A blend of LISP with SNOBOL4 pattern matching and APL-like postfix syntax. Implicit iteration over lists, sorting primitive. "Experience with an Applicative String-Processing Language", J.H. Morris et al, 7th POPL, ACM 1980, pp.32-46. 1
  • noun poplar any of the rapidly growing, salicaceous trees of the genus Populus, usually characterized by the columnar or spirelike manner of growth of its branches. 1
  • noun poplar the light, soft wood of any of these trees, used for pulp. 1
  • noun poplar any of various similar trees, as the tulip tree. 1
  • noun poplar type of tree 1
  • noun poplar the wood of any such tree. 1
  • noun poplar wood of poplar tree 1
  • variable noun poplar A poplar or a poplar tree is a type of tall thin tree. 0
  • noun poplar any tree of the salicaceous genus Populus, of N temperate regions, having triangular leaves, flowers borne in catkins, and light soft wood 0
  • noun poplar any of various trees resembling the true poplars, such as the tulip tree 0
  • noun poplar the wood of any of these trees 0
  • noun poplar former metropolitan borough of E London, now part of Tower Hamlets 0
  • noun poplar any of a genus (Populus) of trees of the willow family, having soft, fibrous wood, rapid growth, alternate leaves, and flowers borne in catkins 0
  • noun poplar tulip tree 0
  • noun poplar tulipwood (sense 1) 0
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