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noun

pōpŭlus

gen. pōpŭli · gender feminine · decl. 2nd
root pamp-, pap-, to swell; Lat. papula, papilla, pampinus
a poplar; poplar-tree •
a poplar, poplar-tree, Plin. 16, 23, 35, § 85; 16, 18, 31, § 77; 17, 11, 15, § 78; Ov. H. 5, 27; sacred to Hercules, Verg. E. 7, 61; Ov. H. 9, 64; Plin. 12, 1, 2, § 3: alba, the silver-poplar, Hor. C. 2, 3, 9.
Perseus ID: n37078 Key: populus2