ETYM Old Eng. popler, Old Fren. poplier, French peuplier, from Latin populus poplar.
1. Any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins; SYN. poplar tree.
2. Soft light-colored nondurable wood of the poplar.
Deciduous tree of the genus Populus, or cottonwood trees of the willow family Salicaceae. When ripe, the feathery seeds borne on elongated clusters are blown far and wide by the wind. Balsam poplar P. balsamifera and eastern cottonwood P. deltoides are native to North America. Eurasian white poplar P. alba and Lombardy poplar P. nigra are grown widely as ornamentals. Aspens belong to the same genus. + prikaži više