Definition of poplar
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a : any of a genus (Populus) of slender catkin-bearing quick-growing deciduous trees (such as an aspen or cottonwood) of the willow family
b : the wood of a poplar
Poplar
geographical nameDefinition of Poplar (Entry 2 of 2)
former metropolitan borough of eastern London, England, on the northern bank of the Thames River that is now part of the borough of Tower Hamlets
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The first known use of poplar was in the 14th century
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