单词 | poplar |
释义 | poplar[ pop-ler ] / ˈpɒp lər / nounany of the rapidly growing, salicaceous trees of the genus Populus, usually characterized by the columnar or spirelike manner of growth of its branches. the light, soft wood of any of these trees, used for pulp. any of various similar trees, as the tulip tree. the wood of any such tree. Origin of poplar1350–1400; Middle English popler(e), variant of populer, equivalent to Middle English, Old English populpopple2 (<Latin pōpulus poplar) + -er-er2; suffix apparently added on model of Middle French pouplier, equivalent to pouple poplar + -ier-ier2 OTHER WORDS FROM poplarpoplared, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH poplarpoplar , popularWords nearby poplarpop-in, popinac, popinjay, popish, Popish Plot, poplar, Poplar Bluff, poples, poplin, popliteal, popliteal artery Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for poplarBritish Dictionary definitions for poplarpoplar / (ˈpɒplə) / nounany tree of the salicaceous genus Populus, of N temperate regions, having triangular leaves, flowers borne in catkins, and light soft woodSee also aspen, balsam poplar, Lombardy poplar, white poplar any of various trees resembling the true poplars, such as the tulip tree the wood of any of these trees Word Origin for poplarC14: from Old French poplier, from pouple, from Latin pōpulus Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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