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Populus

noun

a genus of trees of the family Salicaceae that is found in the northern hemisphere; poplars

• Syn: ↑genus Populus

• Hypernyms: ↑hamamelid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Salicaceae, ↑family Salicaceae, ↑willow family

• Member Meronyms: ↑poplar, ↑poplar tree

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ləs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, poplar

: a genus of trees (family Salicaceae) that is native to the northern hemisphere, that has resinous buds, numerous stamens, incised bracts, and elongated stigmas, and that is well known in cultivation — see poplar; compare salix

Useful english dictionary. 2012.