yellow poplar

noun

1
: tulip tree sense 1
2
: tulipwood sense 1

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Some are square towers of yellow poplar, big enough to stand inside and producing ponderous, bolt-shaking lows. — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 1 July 2023 Large 100' tall oaks, yellow poplars, and cypress are being replaced with fifteen-foot tall privet forests. — Jefferson County Cooperative Extension, AL.com, 29 Mar. 2018 The new definition expands the definition to include a host of tree species such as magnolia, longleaf pine, river birch, sweet gum, sycamore and yellow poplar. — al, 16 Mar. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1759, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of yellow poplar was in 1759

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“Yellow poplar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yellow%20poplar. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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