poplar

«poplar» in Mova's school dictionary: a tall, fast-growing tree with soft wood and leaves that… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a poplar, poplars)

meaning for a pupil

1) A poplar is a tall, fast-growing tree with soft wood and leaves that often shake in the wind. tree →

2) Poplar is the wood of this tree. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and nature lessons it is a common tree in Europe and North America, often planted in rows along roads and rivers. Kinds include the aspen and the cottonwood. In stories rows of poplars give a picture of the countryside.

examples

• Tall poplars lined the road. tree →
• The poplar's leaves rustled in the breeze. tree →
• Poplars grow fast near rivers. tree →
• Matchsticks can be made from poplar wood. tree →
• We sat in the shade of the poplar. tree →
• The aspen is a kind of poplar. tree →
• Cottonwood poplars drop fluffy seeds. tree →
• A row of poplars shelters the farm from wind. tree →
• It looks as if the fairies were planting little shining baby poplar trees and watering them with liquid light." tree →

note

Homophone-like trap: «popular» (liked by many) has an extra «u»: pop-u-lar. «Poplar» is the tree: POP-lar.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «poplar» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.