black poplar
Americannoun
-
a poplar, Populus nigra, characterized by spreading branches, triangular leaves, and a gray bark.
-
the light, soft wood of this tree, used for making doors, window frames, etc.
Etymology
Origin of black poplar
First recorded in 1720–30
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
When rarer trees are found, like wild service, black poplar and juniper, seed is taken for growing in polytunnels and outdoors at the nursery until they are ready to be planted.
From BBC
We hiked over black fields of grass dotted with black poplar trees.
From Literature
Time was meaningless, but after an eternity, she and Frank sat together under a black poplar tree, listening to the screams from the Fields of Punishment.
From Literature
A deep wood grew outside, with summer leaves of alder and black poplar, pungent cypress.
From Literature
We cruised by fishermen and women in track suits with their poles amid weeping willows and black poplars, and by grazing cows and goats.
From New York Times
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
