Found 2 items, similar to poplar.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: poplar poplar n 1: soft light-colored nondurable wood of the poplar 2: any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins [syn: poplar tree ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Poplar Poplar \Pop"lar\, n. [OE. popler, OF. poplier, F. peuplier, fr. L. populus poplar.] (Bot.) 1. Any tree of the genus Populus; also, the timber, which is soft, and capable of many uses. [1913 Webster] Note: The aspen poplar is Populus tremula and Populus tremuloides ; Balsam poplar is Populus balsamifera; Lombardy poplar (Populus dilatata) is a tall, spiry tree; white poplar is Populus alba. [1913 Webster] 2. The timber of the tulip tree; -- called also white poplar . [U.S.] [1913 Webster]