yellow poplar

yellow poplar
1. See tulip tree.
2. the wood of the tulip tree.
[1765-75, Amer.]

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  • yellow poplar — noun 1. tall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work • Syn: ↑tulip tree, ↑tulip poplar, ↑canary whitewood, ↑Liriodendron… …   Useful english dictionary

  • yellow poplar — noun A species of tree in the Liriodendron genus, found in North America, scientific name Liriodendrum tulipifera, with pale green or yellow leaves. Syn: American tulip tree, tulip poplar …   Wiktionary

  • yellow poplar — noun Date: 1774 1. tulip tree 1 2. tulipwood 1 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • yellow poplar — yel′low pop′lar n. 1) pln tulip tree 2) pln the wood of the tulip tree • Etymology: 1765–75, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • yellow poplar — /jɛloʊ ˈpɒplə/ (say yeloh popluh) noun → tulip tree (def. 1) …  

  • Poplar (disambiguation) — Poplar may refer to:* Poplar tree * Liriodendron also knowns as tulip tree , yellow poplar or tulip poplar In the United Kingdom: * Poplar, London * Metropolitan Borough of Poplar (1900 1965) * Poplar DLR stationIn the United States: * Poplar,… …   Wikipedia

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