Poplar

8 definitions found

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

  Poplar \Pop"lar\, n. [OE. popler, OF. poplier, F. peuplier, fr.
     L. populus poplar.] (Bot.)
     1. Any tree of the genus {Populus}; also, the timber, which
        is soft, and capable of many uses.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     Note: The aspen poplar is {Populus tremula} and {Populus
           tremuloides}; Balsam poplar is {Populus balsamifera};
           Lombardy poplar ({Populus dilatata}) is a tall, spiry
           tree; white poplar is {Populus alba}.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The timber of the tulip tree; -- called also {white
        poplar}. [U.S.]
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  poplar
       n 1: soft light-colored nondurable wood of the poplar
       2: any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having
          light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins [syn: {poplar
          tree}]

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  Poplar
       
          Morris, 1978.  A blend of LISP with SNOBOL4 pattern matching
          and APL-like {postfix syntax}.  Implicit iteration over lists,
          sorting primitive.  "Experience with an Applicative
          String-Processing Language", J.H. Morris et al, 7th POPL, ACM
          1980, pp.32-46.
       
       

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Poplar
     Heb. libneh, "white", (Gen. 30:37; Hos. 4:13), in all
     probability the storax tree (Styrax officinalis) or white
     poplar, distinguished by its white blossoms and pale leaves. It
     is common in the Anti-Libanus. Other species of the poplar are
     found in Palestine, such as the white poplar (P. alba) of our
     own country, the black poplar (P. nigra), and the aspen (P.
     tremula). (See {WILLOW}.)
     

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Poplar, MT (city, FIPS 58975)
    Location: 48.11029 N, 105.19589 W
    Population (1990): 881 (390 housing units)
    Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 59255
  Poplar, WI (village, FIPS 63975)
    Location: 46.58193 N, 91.78780 W
    Population (1990): 516 (203 housing units)
    Area: 30.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 54864

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Poplar, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin
     Population (2000):    552
     Housing Units (2000): 222
     Land area (2000):     11.922486 sq. miles (30.879095 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.012900 sq. miles (0.033412 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    11.935386 sq. miles (30.912507 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            63975
     Located within:       Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
     Location:             46.582014 N, 91.793712 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     54864
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Poplar, WI
      Poplar
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Poplar, MT -- U.S. city in Montana
     Population (2000):    911
     Housing Units (2000): 350
     Land area (2000):     0.267472 sq. miles (0.692750 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.267472 sq. miles (0.692750 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            58975
     Located within:       Montana (MT), FIPS 30
     Location:             48.109474 N, 105.194891 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     59255
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Poplar, MT
      Poplar
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Poplar-Cotton Center, CA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in California
     Population (2000):    1496
     Housing Units (2000): 367
     Land area (2000):     1.275894 sq. miles (3.304549 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.275894 sq. miles (3.304549 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            58191
     Located within:       California (CA), FIPS 06
     Location:             36.053936 N, 119.144796 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Poplar-Cotton Center, CA
      Poplar-Cotton Center
      Poplar, CA
      Poplar