populus : Idioms & Phrases
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genus populus
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noun a genus of trees of the family Salicaceae that is found in the northern hemisphere; poplars
Populus.
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populus alba
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noun a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces
aspen poplar; silver-leaved poplar; white aspen; white poplar; abele.
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populus balsamifera
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noun poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves
hackmatack; tacamahac; balsam poplar.
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populus canescens
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noun large rapidly growing poplar with faintly lobed dentate leaves grey on the lower surface; native to Europe but introduced and naturalized elsewhere
gray poplar; grey poplar.
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populus deltoides
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noun a common poplar of eastern and central United States; cultivated in United States for its rapid growth and luxuriant foliage and in Europe for timber
necklace poplar; Eastern cottonwood.
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populus grandidentata
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noun aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America
large tooth aspen; bigtoothed aspen; bigtooth aspen; big-toothed aspen; large-toothed aspen; Canadian aspen.
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populus heterophylla
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noun North American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves and brownish bark and wood
black cottonwood; swamp cottonwood; downy poplar; swamp poplar.
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populus nigra
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noun large European poplar
black poplar.
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populus nigra italica
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noun distinguished by its columnar fastigiate shape and erect branches
Lombardy poplar.
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populus tremula
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noun Old World aspen with a broad much-branched crown; northwestern Europe and Siberia to North Africa
European quaking aspen; quaking aspen.
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populus tremuloides
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noun slender aspen native to North America
American aspen; American quaking aspen.
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populus trichocarpa
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noun cottonwood of western North America with dark green leaves shining above and rusty or silvery beneath
Western balsam poplar; black cottonwood.