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poplar

pop.lar \'pa:p-l*r\ n [ME poplere, fr. MF pouplier, fr. pouple poplar, fr. 
   L pop]ulus 1a: any of a genus (Populus) of slender quick-growing trees of 
   the wi llow family 1b: the wood of a poplar  2a: TULIP TREE  2b: the wood 
   of a tulip tree