🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

ポプラ

Pronunciation / Transliteration: popura

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Poplar/ˈpɒp.lər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #5400 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"校庭の脇に高いポプラの木が植えられている。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    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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