Definition of Balsam poplar

1. Noun. Poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves.

Exact synonyms: Hackmatack, Populus Balsamifera, Tacamahac
Generic synonyms: Poplar, Poplar Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Balsam Poplar

balsa raft
balsa wood
balsalazide
balsam
balsam Canada
balsam apple
balsam capivi
balsam family
balsam fir
balsam firs
balsam herb
balsam of Peru
balsam of copaiba
balsam of tolu
balsam pear
balsam poplar (current term)
balsam willow
balsam woolly aphid
balsamaria
balsamarium
balsamation
balsamed
balsamic
balsamic vinegar
balsamic vinegars
balsamico
balsamiferous
balsamine
balsaming
balsamous

Literary usage of Balsam poplar

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum: Or, The Trees and Shrubs of Britain by John Claudius Loudon (1838)
"Description, Sfc. The Ontario poplar bears a close general resemblance to the balsam poplar : it has the rigid fastigiate habit of that tree, ..."

2. EcoRegions of Alaska by Alisa L. Gallant (1998)
"Black spruce, paper birch, balsam poplar, and aspen may ... Stands may also contain balsam poplar (Populus balsam- ..."

3. A Manual of the Medical Botany of North America by Laurence Johnson (1884)
"In woods and copses ; common. Populus balsam if era Limie.—balsam poplar ... The resin of the balsam poplar does not differ materially in composition from ..."

4. Manual of therapeutics: Referring Especially to the Products of the by Davis & Company Parke, Parke, Davis & Company (1909)
"balsam poplar—CONTINUED. Elixir White Pine and Codeine Compound (special). ... balsam poplar buds, 4 grs. Honey and Tar, qs See also Anodyne Pine ..."

5. A History of the Vegetable Kingdom: Embracing the Physiology of Plants, with by William Rhind (1857)
"The balsam poplar is a moderate sized conical tree, a native both of Siberia and America : the ... balsam poplar (p. balsamifera), with oval pointed leaves, ..."

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