What (who) is Poplar - definition
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Poplar (disambiguation)
poplar
¦ noun a tall, fast-growing tree, often grown in shelter belts or for wood and pulp. [Genus Populus: many species.]
Origin
ME: from OFr. poplier, from L. populus.
Poplar
·noun The timber of the tulip tree;
- called also white poplar.
II. Poplar ·noun Any tree of the genus Populus; also, the timber, which is soft, and capable of many uses.
poplar
(poplars)
A poplar is a type of tall thin tree.
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Pronunciation examples for Poplar
1. A poplar tree?
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2. So what's a poplar tree, sir?
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3. Anybody here know what a poplar tree is?
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4. for the fact that there was a single poplar
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5. This is a Lombardy poplar tree, tall skinny ones.
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Examples of use of Poplar
1. Fuzz from blooming poplar trees blew through the air.
2. Massive poplar trees lining the highway were uprooted.
3. Early reports indicated a "heavy police presence" on Poplar Road.
4. Ted Young, who owns Poplar Creek Guesthouse B & B with his wife, Barbara, also helped friends with sprinklers and made sure the sprinklers worked at an island on Poplar Lake that his family has owned since 1'52.
5. Addresses on Foxton Road, Jackson Road and Poplar Road were raided.