balsam poplar
noun
: a North American poplar (Populus balsamifera) that is often cultivated as a shade tree and has buds thickly coated with an aromatic resin
called also balm of Gilead, tacamahac
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In Canada, its key species is the balsam poplar, or cottonwood.
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Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 15 May 2022
Just beneath the owl box, hung 20 feet up the stem of a balsam poplar, the backyard barbecue continued late into the evening.
—Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2018
Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 15 May 2022
Just beneath the owl box, hung 20 feet up the stem of a balsam poplar, the backyard barbecue continued late into the evening.
—Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2018
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“Balsam poplar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balsam%20poplar. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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