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Poplar Common

Poplar has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

soft light-colored non-durable wood of the poplar

"The carpenter avoided using the wet poplar for the outdoor fence because its soft, light-colored wood would quickly rot in the rain."

2

any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins

"The forestry workers harvested rows of poplars from the north temperate region, noting how their light soft wood made them ideal for pulp production."

3

Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus.

"The forester noted that several poplars lining the riverbank had begun losing their leaves as autumn approached."

Proper Noun
1

A suburban area in the East End of London, England.

"They decided to move their family home from Manchester up north to the quiet poplar neighborhood near the river."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
wood angiospermous tree
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
balsam poplar white poplar grey poplar black poplar cottonwood aspen
Rhyming Words
alar elar hilar tolar salar bolar talar folar valar sylar filar selar solar velar kolar mylar vilar urlar molar polar
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