poplar

Meaning

Noun

Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus.
Wood from the poplar tree.

Origin

From Middle English popler, from Anglo-Norman popler and Old French poplier (compare French peuplier), from Latin pōpulus, with a suffix later added.

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