Meanings
plural white poplars
- Any tree of several species of genus Populus of poplars:
- any tree of species Populus alba, a poplar found in Central Europe, Morocco and central Asia.
Synonyms: abele, silver poplar
- a bigtooth aspen (Populus grandidentata).
- an American aspen (Populus tremuloides).
Synonyms: American aspen, trembling aspen, quaky tree, quaky aspen, mountain aspen, golden aspen, quaking aspen, trembling poplar
- a Chinese white poplar (Populus tomentosa).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany tree of species Populus alba, a poplar found in Central Europe, Morocco and central Asia.
nounan American aspen (Populus tremuloides).
More synonyms by meaning
nouna poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces
nounlight easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- translingualPopulus alba
- Englishwhite poplar
Calque of translingual Populus alba (literally “white poplar”).
More words from translingual
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek λεύκη, λύγδη
- λεύκη (leúkē)Populus alba
- λύγδη (lúgdē)Populus alba
- ἀχερωΐς (akherōḯs)Populus alba
Basque zurzuri
- zurzuriPopulus alba
Bulgarian бяла топола
- бяла топола (bjala topola)Populus alba
Catalan àlber
- àlberPopulus alba
Dutch abeel
- abeelPopulus alba
Estonian hõbepappel
- hõbepappelPopulus alba
Finnish hopeapoppeli, hammashaapa
- hopeapoppeliPopulus alba
- hammashaapaPopulus grandidentata
- amerikanhaapaPopulus tremuloide
German Silber-Pappel, Weiß-Pappel
- Silber-PappelPopulus alba
- Weiß-PappelPopulus alba
- Großzähnige PappelPopulus grandidentata
Italian gattice
- gatticePopulus alba
Japanese 銀泥
- 銀泥 (gindoro)Populus alba
Persian سفیدپلت
- سفیدپلت (sefidpalat)Populus alba
Polish białodrzew, topola biała
- białodrzewPopulus alba
- topola białaPopulus alba
- topola wielkozębnaPopulus grandidentata
- topola zębataPopulus grandidentata
- topola osikowaPopulus tremuloide
Portuguese choupo branco, álamo branco
- choupo brancoPopulus alba
- álamo brancoPopulus alba
Romanian plop alb
- plop albPopulus alba
Russian то́поль бе́лый
- то́поль бе́лый (tópolʹ bélyj)Populus alba
Spanish álamo blanco
- álamo blancoPopulus alba
Swedish silverpoppel
- silverpoppelPopulus alba
Turkish akkavak
- akkavakPopulus alba
Cite this entry
white poplar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20poplar
“white poplar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20poplar. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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