Populus

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Translingual

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Etymology

From Latin pōpulus.

Proper noun

Populus f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Salicaceae – poplar trees, some also called aspens and cottonwoods.
    • 2011, Peter A. Thomas, “General Forest Ecological Processes: Chapter 10 from Trees and Forests, a Color Guide”, in Arnoldia, volume 68, number 3 (in English), Boston, MA: Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, page 22:
      Fagus sylvatica (European beech) and Acer saccharum (sugar maple, from North America) are very tolerant of deep shade, while Betula spp. (birches) and Populus spp. (poplars) grow best under high light intensities.

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