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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. Old World aspen with a broad much-branched crown; northwestern Europe and Siberia to North Africa;
[syn: quaking aspen, European quaking aspen, Populus tremula]


The 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. [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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Aspen \Asp"en\ ([a^]s"p[e^]n), Asp \Asp\ ([.a]sp), n. [AS. [ae]sp, [ae]ps; akin to OHG. aspa, Icel. ["o]sp, Dan. [ae]sp, Sw. asp, D. esp, G. espe, [aum]spe, aspe; cf. Lettish apsa, Lith. apuszis.] (Bot.) One of several species of poplar bearing this name, especially the Populus tremula, so called from the trembling of its leaves, which move with the slightest impulse of the air. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Populus tremula n 1: Old World aspen with a broad much-branched crown; northwestern Europe and Siberia to North Africa [syn: quaking aspen, European quaking aspen, Populus tremula]