popple

1 of 2

noun (1)

pop·​ple ˈpä-pəl 

chiefly dialectal

: poplar sense 1

popple

2 of 2

noun (2)

: a choppy sea

Examples of popple in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Aspens are grouse magnets, primarily because the buds and catkins of male quaking aspen and bigtooth aspen (also known as popple or poplar) provide the majority of grouse with their single most important winter and early spring food source. —Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 24 Dec. 2020

Clear, emerald water, deep and cold and rocky and weedless, ringed by red pine and maple and popple, beautiful in every season, quiet and secluded. —Star Tribune, 19 Nov. 2020

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English popul, from Old English, from Latin populus

Noun (2)

popple, verb, from Middle English poplen to bubble, ripple, probably of imitative origin

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1875, in the meaning defined above