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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
Note: The aspen poplar is {Populus tremula} and {P.
tremuloides}; Balsam poplar is {P. balsamifera};
Lombardy poplar ({P. dilatata}) is a tall, spiry tree;
white poplar is {Populus alba}.
2. The timber of the tulip tree; -- called also {white
poplar}. [U.S.]
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
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}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Poplar, MT (city, FIPS 58975)
Location: 48.11029 N, 105.19589 W
Population (1990): 881 (390 housing units)
Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 59255
Poplar, WI (village, FIPS 63975)
Location: 46.58193 N, 91.78780 W
Population (1990): 516 (203 housing units)
Area: 30.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 54864
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
Poplar
Morris, 1978. A blend of LISP with SNOBOL4 pattern matching
and APL-like {postfix syntax}. Implicit iteration over lists,
sorting primitive. "Experience with an Applicative
String-Processing Language", J.H. Morris et al 7th POPL, ACM
1980, pp.32-46.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Poplar
Heb. libneh, "white", (Gen. 30:37; Hos. 4:13), in all
probability the storax tree (Styrax officinalis) or white
poplar, distinguished by its white blossoms and pale leaves. It
is common in the Anti-Libanus. Other species of the poplar are
found in Palestine, such as the white poplar (P. alba) of our
own country, the black poplar (P. nigra), and the aspen (P.
tremula). (See {WILLOW}.)
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