Meanings
plural yellow poplars
- Liriodendron tulipifera, a species of tree in the magnolia family, found in North America, with pale green or yellow leaves.
Synonyms: American tulip tree, tulip poplar, tulip tree
Synonyms & antonyms
nounLiriodendron tulipifera, a species of tree in the magnolia family, found in North America, with pale green or yellow leaves.
More synonyms by meaning
nounlight easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer
nountall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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yellow poplar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yellow%20poplar
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