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| aspen |
any of several poplar trees whose leaves flutter in the slightest breeze. |
| quaking aspen |
a North American poplar, the small, roundish leaves of which tremble in even a slight breeze. |
| tacamahac |
any of various trees, such as the balsam poplar, that yield this product. [1/2 definitions] |
| white poplar |
a poplar of Europe and Asia, now widely cultivated in the United States, that bears leaves with white or gray down on the undersides. |
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