poplar
noun
pop·lar ˈpä-plər 
1
a
: any of a genus (Populus) of slender catkin-bearing quick-growing deciduous trees (such as an aspen or cottonwood) of the willow family
b
: the wood of a poplar
2
: tulip tree sense 1
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Spotted lanternfly prefer grapes, hops and a host of trees found in Iowa, including tree-of-heaven, apple, cherry, maple, oak, peach, pine, plum, poplar, sycamore, walnut and willow. 
Fox News, 27 July 2022 Arched doorways of maple and poplar in the north addition of the St. George Utah Temple replicate original millwork in the historic temple. Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Mar. 2022 Truffles are a type of subterranean fungus typically found among the roots of specific varieties of trees, including oak, hazelnut, beech, fir, pine and poplar. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 28 Dec. 2021 Truffles are a type of subterranean fungus typically found among the roots of specific varieties of trees, including oak, hazelnut, beech, fir, pine and poplar. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 28 Dec. 2021 The poplar, which had a circumference of around 157 inches and may have been more than 100 years old, would not easily be replaced even by 100 theoretical trees, Eutsler said. Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2022 Truffles are a type of subterranean fungus typically found among the roots of specific varieties of trees, including oak, hazelnut, beech, fir, pine and poplar. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 28 Dec. 2021 Truffles are a type of subterranean fungus typically found among the roots of specific varieties of trees, including oak, hazelnut, beech, fir, pine and poplar. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 28 Dec. 2021 Truffles are a type of subterranean fungus typically found among the roots of specific varieties of trees, including oak, hazelnut, beech, fir, pine and poplar. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 28 Dec. 2021 See More
Fox News, 27 July 2022 Arched doorways of maple and poplar in the north addition of the St. George Utah Temple replicate original millwork in the historic temple. Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Mar. 2022 Truffles are a type of subterranean fungus typically found among the roots of specific varieties of trees, including oak, hazelnut, beech, fir, pine and poplar. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 28 Dec. 2021 Truffles are a type of subterranean fungus typically found among the roots of specific varieties of trees, including oak, hazelnut, beech, fir, pine and poplar. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 28 Dec. 2021 The poplar, which had a circumference of around 157 inches and may have been more than 100 years old, would not easily be replaced even by 100 theoretical trees, Eutsler said. Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2022 Truffles are a type of subterranean fungus typically found among the roots of specific varieties of trees, including oak, hazelnut, beech, fir, pine and poplar. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 28 Dec. 2021 Truffles are a type of subterranean fungus typically found among the roots of specific varieties of trees, including oak, hazelnut, beech, fir, pine and poplar. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 28 Dec. 2021 Truffles are a type of subterranean fungus typically found among the roots of specific varieties of trees, including oak, hazelnut, beech, fir, pine and poplar. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 28 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English popler, from Anglo-French, from Old French *pople poplar, from Latin populus
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Phrases Containing poplar
Kids Definition
poplar
noun
pop·lar ˈpä-plər
: a tree that has rough bark and a white substance resembling cotton around its seeds
Geographical Definition
Poplar
geographical name
Pop·lar ˈpä-plər
former metropolitan borough of eastern London, England, on the northern bank of the Thames River that is now part of the borough of Tower Hamlets
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