Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun poplar

2 senses of poplar

Sense 1
poplar -- (soft light-colored non-durable wood of the poplar)
       => wood -- (the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees)

Sense 2
poplar, poplar tree -- (any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins)
       => angiospermous tree, flowering tree -- (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)