abele

a·bele

A0012600 (ə-bēl′)n. See white poplar.

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[Dutch abeel, from Old French aubel, from Medieval Latin albellus, diminutive of Latin albus, white; see albho- in Indo-European roots.]

abele

(əˈbiːl; ˈeɪbəl) n (Plants) another name for white poplar[C16: from Dutch abeel, ultimately related to Latin albus white]

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abele - a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfacesaspen poplar, Populus alba, silver-leaved poplar, white aspen, white poplarpoplar tree, poplar - any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins