genus Populus

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genus Populus - a genus of trees of the family Salicaceae that is found in the northern hemisphere; poplarsPopulushamamelid dicot genus - genus of mostly woody relatively primitive dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkinsfamily Salicaceae, Salicaceae, willow family - two genera of trees or shrubs having hairy catkins: Salix; Populuspoplar tree, poplar - any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins