单词 | canadian poplar |
释义 | > as lemmasCanadian poplar Canadian poplar n. [after scientific Latin Populus canadensis (1778)] (originally) a poplar tree native to North America, perhaps an eastern cottonwood ( Populus deltoides) or balsam poplar ( P. balsamifera); (in later use) a commonly cultivated hybrid poplar, P. x canadensis, derived from a cross between a black poplar ( P. nigra) and an eastern cottonwood ( P. deltoides). ΚΠ 1778 J. Abercrombie Universal Gardener & Botanist Addenda Populus Canadensis..Canadian Poplar. 1832 D. J. Browne Sylva Americana 253 [Cotton wood] was probably introduced into France from Canada; such at least is its origin indicated by the name Canadian poplar. 1910 Bull. Montana Agric. College Exper. Station No. 80 27 Balsam or Canadian Poplar: (Populus balsamifera) This tree is very hardy at this station and promises to be desirable for street planting purposes. 1998 W. Bacher in N. El Bassam Energy Plant Species ii. 203 The hybrid Populus x canadensis (Canadian poplar) is cultivated in Europe. 2012 D. Searls tr. J. H. F. Gronloh Amsterdam Stories 147 A stately row of Canadian poplars, a copse here and there. A striking emptiness and silence. < as lemmas |
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