Found 2 items, similar to white poplar.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: white poplar white poplar n 1: a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces [syn: white aspen , abele, aspen poplar, silver-leaved poplar, Populus alba] 2: light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer [syn: tulipwood, true tulipwood, whitewood, yellow poplar]
English → English (gcide) Definition: white 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]