| 1. | Also called abele. an Old World poplar, Populus alba, widely cultivated in the U.S., having the underside of the leaves covered with a dense silvery-white down. |
| 2. | the soft, straight-grained wood of this tree. |
| white poplar n. A deciduous Eurasian tree (Populus alba) having palmately lobed leaves with whitish undersides. Also called abele. |