black poplar

noun

1

: a European poplar (Populus nigra) of which the Lombardy poplar is a variety

2

a

: swamp cottonwood

b

: the wood of the swamp cottonwood

3

: balsam poplar

4

: a European aspen (Populus tremula) with petioles strongly compressed laterally

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