Meanings
proper noun
- A city, the county seat of Butler County, Missouri, United States.
Origin
From a river bluff covered in tulip poplar trees.
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APA
Poplar Bluff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poplar%20Bluff
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“Poplar Bluff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poplar%20Bluff. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Poplar Bluff,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poplar%20Bluff.
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