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Populus
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populus
Translingual
mul
Etymology
From mul la pōpulus.
Proper noun
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genus family Salicaceae poplar trees, some also called aspens and cottonwoods
en mul 2011 Peter A. Thomas General Forest Ecological Processes: Chapter 10 from Trees and Forests, a Color Guide Arnoldia Boston, MA Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University 68 3 22 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52474604#page/155/mode/1up Fagus sylvatica (European beech) and Acer saccharum (sugar maple, from North America) are very tolerant of deep shade, while Betula spp. (birches) and Populus spp. (poplars) grow best under high light intensities.
Hypernyms
genus ; Saliceae tribe tribe
Hyponyms
genus Populus sect. Abasco section, Populus sect. Aigeiros section, Populus sect. Leucoides section, Populus sect. Populus section, Populus sect. Tacamahaca section, Populus sect. Turanga section sections
Populus alba species (white poplar) type species; Populus × acuminata nothospecies (lanceleaf cottonwood), Populus angustifolia species (mountain cottonwood, narrowleaf cottonwood, willow cottonwood), Populus balsamifera species (balsam cottonwood), Populus deltoides species (eastern cottonwood, yellow cottonwood), Populus euphratica species (Euphrates poplar), Populus fremontii species (Fremont cottonwood), Populus heterophylla species (river cottonwood, swamp cottonwood), Populus nigra species (black poplar), Populus sargentii species (Great Plains cottonwood, plains cottonwood), Populus tremula species (European aspen), Populus tremuloides species (quaking aspen), Populus trichocarpa species (black cottonwood), Populus wislizenii species (Wislizenus's cottonwood) selected other species
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mul Willows and poplars