Definition for POP'LAR

POP'LAR, n. [L. populus; Fr. peuplier; It. pioppo; D. populier; G. pappel, poplar and mallows; Sw. poppel-tråd; Ir. pobhlar.]

A tree of the genus Populus, of several species, as the abele, the white poplar, the black poplar, the aspen-tree, &c. – Encyc.

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