Phrase guide

white poplar

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any tree of several species of genus Populus of poplars:

any tree of species Populus alba, a poplar found in Central Europe, Morocco and central Asia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: abele, silver poplar

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

Any tree of several species of genus Populus of poplars:

a bigtooth aspen (Populus grandidentata).

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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Meaning 3

Any tree of several species of genus Populus of poplars:

an American aspen (Populus tremuloides).

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: American aspen, trembling aspen, quaky tree, quaky aspen, mountain aspen, golden aspen, quaking aspen, trembling poplar

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 4

Any tree of several species of genus Populus of poplars:

a Chinese white poplar (Populus tomentosa).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 5

light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tulipwood, true tulipwood, whitewood, yellow poplar

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wood

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noun

Meaning 6

a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: white aspen, abele, aspen poplar, silver-leaved poplar, Populus alba

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: poplar, poplar tree

History

Etymology

Calque of translingual Populus alba (literally “white poplar”).

Across languages

Translations

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Aramaic: ܚܘܪܐ — Populus alba
  • Armenian: բարդի սպիտակ (bardi spitak) — Populus alba
  • Armenian: բարդի արծաթափայլ (bardi arcatʻapʻayl) — Populus alba
  • Armenian: իպրենի (ipreni) — Populus alba
  • Armenian: հավր (havr) — Populus alba
  • Old Armenian: կաղամախի (kałamaxi) — Populus alba
  • Basque: zurzuri — Populus alba
  • Bulgarian: бяла топола (bjala topola) — Populus alba
  • Catalan: àlber — Populus alba
  • Dutch: abeel — Populus alba
  • Estonian: hõbepappel — Populus alba
  • Finnish: hopeapoppeli — Populus alba
  • Old French: abel — Populus alba
  • Georgian: ალვის ხე (alvis xe) — Populus alba
  • German: Silber-Pappel — Populus alba
  • German: Weiß-Pappel — Populus alba
  • Ancient Greek: λεύκη (leúkē) — Populus alba
  • Ancient Greek: λύγδη (lúgdē) — Populus alba
  • Ancient Greek: ἀχερωΐς (akherōḯs) — Populus alba
  • Italian: gattice — Populus alba
  • Japanese: 銀泥 (gindoro) — Populus alba
  • Central Kurdish: سپیدار (spîdar) — Populus alba
  • Northern Kurdish: spîndar — Populus alba
  • Norman: blianc-bouais — Populus alba
  • Persian: سفیدپلت (sefidpalat) — Populus alba
  • Polish: białodrzew — Populus alba
  • Polish: topola biała — Populus alba
  • Portuguese: choupo branco — Populus alba
  • Portuguese: álamo branco — Populus alba
  • Romanian: plop alb — Populus alba
  • Russian: то́поль бе́лый (tópolʹ bélyj) — Populus alba
  • Southern Altai: ак-терек (ak-terek) — Populus alba
  • Spanish: álamo blanco — Populus alba
  • Swedish: silverpoppel — Populus alba
  • Turkish: akkavak — Populus alba
  • Finnish: hammashaapa — Populus grandidentata
  • German: Großzähnige Pappel — Populus grandidentata
  • Polish: topola wielkozębna — Populus grandidentata
  • Polish: topola zębata — Populus grandidentata
  • Finnish: amerikanhaapa — Populus tremuloide
  • Polish: topola osikowa — Populus tremuloide