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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespeuplier
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /pø.pli.e/
"Le vent soufflait à travers les feuilles du peuplier."
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A tall, fast-growing deciduous tree of the willow family, with catkins and soft light wood.
"A row of tall poplars lined the edge of the riverbank."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'popler', from Old French 'popler', and ultimately from Latin 'populus', meaning the poplar tree (note: the Portuguese word 'alamo' similarly means poplar or cottonwood tree). The term has been used since the 14th century to describe fast-growing deciduous trees with catkin flowers.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Poplar" is said worldwide
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peuplier
Transliteration: /pø.pli.e/
"Le vent soufflait à travers les feuilles du peuplier."
Pappel
Transliteration: /ˈpapəl/
"Die Pappel stand majestätisch am Ufer des Flusses."
pioppo
Transliteration: /ˈpjɔppo/
"I pioppi frusciavano dolcemente nella brezza estiva."
álamo
Transliteration: /ˈalamo/
"El álamo viejo proporcionaba una gran sombra en el patio."
álamo
Transliteration: /ˈalamu/
"O álamo balançava suavemente com o vento da tarde."
पॉपlar
Transliteration: poplar
Script: चिनार का पेड़
"नदी के किनारे कई पॉपlar के पेड़ लगे हुए थे।"
杨树
Transliteration: yángshù
"微风吹过路边的杨树沙沙作响。"
포플러
Transliteration: popeulleo
"강가에는 키 큰 포플러 나무들이 늘어서 있었다."
ポプラ
Transliteration: popura
"校庭の脇に高いポプラの木が植えられている。"
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