Meanings
nounople tree (plural ople trees)
plural ople trees
- obsoleteThe witch hazel.
in English Matish Elder , and Whitten tree , Ople tree, and Dwarffe Plane tree
1597, John Gerard, The Herball Or Generall Historie of Plantes
Origin
- Latinopulus
- Englishople tree
Latin opulus a kind of maple tree.
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ople tree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ople%20tree
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“ople tree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ople%20tree. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ople tree,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ople%20tree.
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