poplar

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: pop=lar
• COUNT in NET: 2 in 2 verses (in OT : 2 in 2 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

poplar, n. [OE. popler, OF. poplier, F. peuplier, fr. L. populus poplar.].

•  Any tree of the genus Populus; also, the timber, which is soft, and capable of many uses.  [1913 Webster]

  " 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]
•  The timber of the tulip tree; -- called also white poplar.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

poplar, n.
1 any tree of the genus Populus, with a usu. rapidly growing trunk and tremulous leaves.
2 US = tulip-tree.

Etymology

ME f. AF popler, OF poplier f. pople f. L populus