Abele

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Abele \A*bele"\, n. [D. abeel (abeel-boom), OF. abel, aubel, fr.
     a dim. of L. albus white.]
     The white poplar ({Populus alba}).
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Six abeles i' the churchyard grow.       --Mrs.


                                                    Browning.
     [1913 Webster] Abelite
     Abelian

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  abele
       n : a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has
           white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces [syn: {white
           poplar}, {white aspen}, {aspen poplar}, {silver-leaved
           poplar}, {Populus alba}]