populus dilatata

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populus dilatata - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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     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.
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     2. The timber of the tulip tree; -- called also white  poplar
        . [U.S.]
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